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🏡 Maker Looking for a Reduced-Rent Home in Shanghai Home & Pet Care + Tech Help in Exchange for Lower Rent

LIN LI 0 replies 24 Aug 2026

🏡 Maker Looking for a Reduced-Rent Home in Shanghai Home & Pet Care + Tech Help in Exchange for Lower Rent Hi! I’m a maker and engineering…

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24 Aug 2026 LIN LI

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Shanghai apartment rental strange situation?

K8TIE 3 replies 3 Jun 2026

I’ve been looking for a place to stay for one month for my boyfriend and I.. I went to inspect an apartment that was still under renovations…

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3 Jun 2026 K8TIE

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Shanghai family compounds in the Former French Concession

JKElla 1 replies 3 Jun 2026

Hello all First post! My family and I are looking at relocating mid-year from Australia. It will be my wife’s working location within easy w…

Housing

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3 Jun 2026 JKElla

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Using Shanghai Real Estate Agents?

CloudKing 6 replies 3 Jun 2026

What are the advantages of using real estate agents? I understand that for newcomers, real estate agents are wonderful in bringing them arou…

Housing

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3 Jun 2026 CloudKing

Moving to Pudong – any recommendations?

Bensie 3 replies 3 Jun 2026

Hi everyone, my husband and me are considering to move to Pudong (as we will have a baby in July). I am now thinking what would be the best…

Housing

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3 Jun 2026 Bensie

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Shanghai property agents, my message to you!

SiriLee 1 replies 3 Jun 2026

If I contact you about a specific property and then we meet and you show me a different property, YOU’RE DOING IT WRONG. 1) You just started…

Housing

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3 Jun 2026 SiriLee

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Shanghai compounds for expat families?

DaisyFamily 8 replies 3 Jun 2026

We will be moving from South Africa with our two children (aged 3 and 1) to Shanghai in June. We will visit at the end of September for a go…

Housing

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3 Jun 2026 DaisyFamily

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How many real estate agents to work with in Shanghai?

CharlieDime 2 replies 3 Jun 2026

Hi everyone, I’ll be coming to Shanghai for 10 days next week for business meetings and to handle my immigration permits. I also want to use…

Housing

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3 Jun 2026 CharlieDime

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Deposit for buying a Shanghai apartment

RobK 5 replies 28 May 2026

Hi all, my Chinese wife and I are looking at buying an apartment here, but are struggling to raise the 30% deposit. Does anyone know any ban…

Housing

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28 May 2026 RobK

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Company Requires Fapiao for housing expense

Julie 5 replies 28 May 2026

So here’s my dilemma: I recently started working at the same company as my husband and we will each be assigned a housing allowance. However…

Housing

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28 May 2026 Julie