Chinese lukewarm to Spain's 'house-residency' policy  

西班牙“买房换居留”在中国遇冷 政策优势有限

据西班牙欧浪网报道，为了吸引国外的投资，激活国内的房地产市场，西班牙政府于不久前制定了有关“买房换居留”的政策。这一以俄罗斯和中国人为主要目标的政策出台后，引起了国内外华人的广泛关注。而许多旅西侨胞也从这一政策中，看到了从事移民中介的商机，力图借助西班牙好政策的“东风”，大赚一笔。于是，不少人纷纷与国内的中介，以及西班牙地产商联系，摩拳擦掌；还有一些人为了抢占商机，甚至已经开始回国，通过说明会，广告等方式，大规模招揽客人。[查看全文]

(ECNS) -- Most Chinese people are not interested in acquiring residence in Spain by buying a house there, confounding the expectations of local real estate agents, according to a Spain-based Chinese-language website.

Many Chinese Spaniards had expected more from the policy, which allows foreigners to get residency permits if they buy houses worth more than 160,000 euros (US$212,256), but received a cold reception at a recent property fair in China, reports eulam.com.

A Chinese Spaniard, who publicized the policy in Shanghai, said Chinese had learned through the media that the residence permit is different from the one acquired by immigration, and not as favorable.

Spain is also not a popular expat destination for Chinese, he added, and its current financial crisis has made many lose interest in buying property there.

Safety issues have also scared off some investors, according to the report.