
Commercial Real Estate in China -
the Inside Story
‘Commercial Real Estate China’, has been in print since October 2006. Editorial is sourced from inside mainland China, in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. The magazine is distributed on a bimonthly basis, worldwide, through subscription and specialized exhibitions.
This magazine is first and foremost targeted at people in the real estate industry, which includes providers, suppliers, end users, and investors. The editorial is analytical as well as informative. The magazine is of use to anybody wishing to enter the Greater China market, and those who are already there, who need updated, relevant information. Major themes include:
- Feature articles on new areas inside mainland China now being developed
- Articles on problems and shortcomings of the Chinese market, as well as news of steps that are being taken to overcome problems
- Interviews with leading Chinese and western developers and market players
- News and updated statistics
ImpressMedia is famous for its family of real estate publications, the most famous of which is CRE Russia. John Harrison, the editor of Commercial Real Estate China was the founding editor of CRE Russia. All of the magazine’s journalists live and work in Greater China.
Commercial Real Estate China - covers all commercial sectors of the Chinese real estate market. Articles are written by real estate journalists within China.
Commercial Real Estate China gives the reader: important information about what is happening in .commercial real estate market in China; objective analysis of problems and trends in the development of the cre market in China;
- a source of information on investment opportunities;
- a tool for finding partners and providers
- a tool for locating properties.
Commercial Real Estate China aims to become the leading media specialist in the commercial real estate market, as it has become throughout Russia and the Ukraine over the past four years
Published: from October 2006
Frequency: once every two months
Language: English
Format: A4
Color: 4+4
Number of pages: 56 plus covers, to expand in 2008
Website: www.cre-china.com Sections
News – the latest in the cre market in China, area-by-area, as it happens.
Interview – interviews with well-known players in the market and government officials.
Main Regional Centers – China is analyzed region by region; for example Shanghai, Beijing, Pearl river delta, Hong Kong. All sectors- office, retail, hotel, industrial, are covered, however not in each issue
Special reports – each issue, a new area, such as Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Qingdao, is covered in depth, pointing out investment opportunities, talking to developers and looking at the trends
Legislation and administration – keeps readers up-to-date with the latest legislative, tax and governmental policy reforms.
Publishing Schedule
| Issue Number | Publication date | Applications received until |
| ¹9 February 2008 | 1.02.2008 | 15.01.2008 |
| ¹10 April 2008 | 1.04.2008 | 15.03.2008 |
| ¹11 June 2008 | 1.06.2008 | 15.05.2008 |
| ¹12 August 2008 | 1.08.2008 | 15.07.2008 |
| ¹13 October 2008 | 1.10.2008 | 15.09.2008 |
| ¹14 December 2008 | 1.12.2008 | 15.11.2008 |
Distribution
Commercial Real Estate has a target distribution aimed at end-users, international investors and consultants, as well as providers and suppliers both in China and abroad. The magazine is distributed by direct mail to a growing list of individuals actively engaged in the Chinese market, or wishing to be.
Commercial Real Estate China is promoted and distributed free of charge at major international real estate events, such as MIPIM ASIA, MIPIM Cannes, MAPIC and ExpoReal. Distribution also takes place at specialized conferences and seminars organized by Impress Media .held throughout the world.
John Harrison: harrisonjohng@gmail.com