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Housing authorities in Jinan, the capital of Shandong province,
announced earlier this month multiple measures aimed at curbing
fast-rising home prices. Among the measures was a rule that home
buyers would need to get a marital status certificate among
other documents to qualify as a buyer.
But the Jinan government canceled the single status certificate
last September, according to a document posted on the website of
the Jinan Civil Affairs Bureau. That made it impossible for
unmarried home buyers to prove their marital status, Xinhua
reported.
Frustrated home buyers are calling for quicker responses from
the government on the issue but staff with the local real estate
trading center said they were "uncertain" when the problem would
be resolved, Xinhua said.
Jinan was among more than two dozens Chinese cities that imposed
policies to tame prices and reduce overheating during China's
national holiday week. But real estate agents said that readily
available, cheap mortgages and strong demand were likely to keep
China's property market rising, even if restrictions dampen
sales and prices over the short term.
Fueled by fears that restrictions would be put in place soon,
home buyers in China's financial hub Shanghai rushed to divorce
their partners to be able to invest in multiple homes before a
new policy was rumored to take effect in September. Chinese
police then detained seven property agents in Shanghai for
spreading rumors.
Migrants in Shanghai who don't hold the Shanghai household
registration are required to be married in order to qualify for
home purchases, and they are only allowed to buy one house per
family.
(Reporting by Yawen Chen and Ryan Woo)
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