·Public Comments Being Solicited for Management Methods for Transfer of Property Projects of Beijing Municipality (Exposure Draft) Recently, the Beijing Municipal Commission of Housing and Urban-Rural Development released the Management Methods for Transfer of Property Projects of Beijing Municipality (Exposure Draft) to collect opinions and suggestions from the society.

·Farmers in the Mountainous Regions of Beijing Happily Move to New Communities After more than 1 year of hope and wait, 243 residents who once lived in the mountains in Longmentai village

·Beijing Releases the Technical Guidelines for Construction of Public Rental Housing On July 22, the Technical Guidelines for Construction of Public Rental Housing of Beijing Municipality (Trial)

·Press release for the Commissioning Ceremony of Yizhuang Line Yizhuang Line runs from SONGJIAZHUANG Station, Fengtai, to Yizhuang Railway Station after passing through five districts, i.e. Fengtai, Chaoyang, Daxing, Yizhuang Development Area, and Tongzhou. The total distance of the line is 23.23 kilometers. There is a total number of 14 stations, of which, six are underground stations, while eight are elevated one; one parking lot in Songjiazhuang, and one rolling stock depot in Taihu, are also set. With a total investment of some RMB 9.6 billion Yizhuang Line is expected to be open for trial operation by the end of this year.

·Standard for Examining the Use of Special Housing Repair and Maintenance Funds Issued in Beijing Beijing Municipal Commission of Housing and Urban-Rural Development has recently printed and distributed the Standard for Examining the Use of Special Housing Repair and Maintenance Funds which stipulates the scope and conditions for the use of special housing maintenance funds. It further standardizes the behaviors of examining the use of special maintenance funds.

·Special Law-Enforcement Inspection on Engineering Quality Launched in Beijing Beijing Municipal Commission of Housing and Urban-Rural Development launched the special grid-like comprehensive law-enforcement inspection throughout the city on April 7, with the priority given to government-subsidized housing engineering projects. Experts in engineering quality management have been invited to be a part of the whole inspection process.

·“8 Systems” to Standardize Qualification Examination and Approval of Construction Enterprises Beijing Municipal Commission of Housing and Urban-Rural Development recently promulgated the Notification on Further Improving and Standardizing the Qualification Examination and Approval of Construction Enterprises,

·The House Protection and Repair Work in Old Beijing City have already Completed 122% as Compared to the Plan Made at the Beginning of the Year According to the requirements by the municipal committee and the municipal government, it will continue the protection and repair work on houses this year on the basis of improving 10,000 houses in the Old City last year.

·Public Supervision Mechanism is Introduced in the Quality Assurance of Affordable Housing Project On Dec. 22, the activity of “Open Day in Construction Site” regarding affordable house is firstly held in Beijing.

·Those that Change Main Building Structure and Bearing Structure without Authorization will be Punished Beijing Municipal Commission of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, and Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau jointly issue the notice which defines common structures and corresponding responsibilities, as well as provides that those changed structures will be listed into the house registration.

·Subway Line 10 2nd Phrase Construction Progresses Orderly, Various Measures Applied to Reduce Vibration, Noise and Guarantee Safety The Beijing Subway Line 10 is the second loop line in the city’s rail transit network. So far, the 1st phrase project of the Line is opened to operation, while the 2nd phase is under construction.

·The “Safety Production Month Activities” Regarding Urban Construction Started in Beijing A series of activities will be organized to promote safety production and green construction On June 3, the “Launching Ceremony of 2009 Safety Production Month Activities and Green Construction On-the-spot Meeting”

·The Development of Common Construction Market Takes an Important Step forward in the Area of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei On June 17, the working conference of developing the common construction market for Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei area was held in Chengde

·The Several Provisions on the Work of Protecting and Repairing Houses in Historical and Cultural Streets and Districts in Beijing Old City (Tentative) was Launched There will be a firmer system in place for protecting and repairing houses in historical and cultural streets and districts in Beijing old city

·The Publicity and Promotion Meeting on Guiding Principles of House Owners Conference and House Owners Committee was Held Putting the Guiding Principles into Effect All Around and Promoting the Construction of Harmonious Society

·Real Estate Agents Will Provide Service with Certificates The new regulations require that the personnel, who are going to engage in real estate agency in Beijing, shall get qualifications certificate first or they will not be allowed to engage in such activities

·New Policy is Released to Promote the Healthy Development of Real Estate Sector On January 22, the Implementation Opinions on Carrying out Document No [2008] 131 of General Office of the State Council to Promote

·Beijing will investigate and punish any deceitful activity regarding the purchase and rental of “tree types of houses” according to the law After it was reported by the press, Beijing Municipal Commission of Housing and Urban-Rural Development has attached great importance to the report that some buyers of commercial limited-price houses in Ruiqi Homeland Community have rent out their houses

·Temporary Methods for Dynamically Supervising and Managing the Qualified Property Service Enterprises in Beijing has been Enacted Minus 6 Point for Warning, Minus 9 for Caution and Minus 12 is the Ban for New Projects

·Qualified Construction Projects will be Delivered to People in the Disaster Areas An Inspection Group from Beijing Municipal Commission of Housing and Urban-Rural Development Examines Construction Projects for Safety in Shifang Area

·Safeguarding the Interests of House Owners and Promoting the Construction of Harmonious Residential Communities Three Model Texts on Property Management was Enacted in Beijing

·Long-term Supervision Mechanism was established in Real Estate Market From May 6th, Beijing Municipal Commission of Housing and Urban-Rural Development has conducted a focused inspection of the sales of 48 land developers at their sites

·29 Real Estate Projects had been Firstly Enrolled into the Green Approval Channel On March 4th, 29 real state projects were firstly enrolled into the green approval channel by Beijing municipal government

·Beijing Will Overhaul the Property Management Enterprises in Product Safety On July 5th, 2009, Beijing Municipal Commission of Housing and Urban-Rural Development held a meeting to promulgate the accident at the North District of New Hua Lian

·Beijing has vowed to overhaul the real estates market Inspecting 25 real estates on sale, admonishing 15 real estate developers

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