Don't the Chinese say, "We hope you live in extraordinary times..."

In the book, they say “he who chases two rabbits catches neither.”An ancient Chinese proverb, I guess.

A flood of Chinese money into a secondary market pushing into comparative prices as the primary mainstays. 3) Macro trends.

Lane KawaokaYou are correct that China has controls in place around money transfers done by Chinese citizens. 

I also believe that the Chinese economy plays in to the property market in Dubai as there are a lot of chinese investors here.

As a professional Boston area investor, I continually hear of Chinese and other international investors from decelerating/unstable economies, many with weakening currencies, driving up the prices of new-build, Class A residential assets.  

I suppose the closest to an actual comp would be the recent sale of Miller Motorsports Park in UT to a Chinese investment group.

The process would include: having a Chinese factory build the shipping containers in the Guangdong Provice (largest manufacturing area/ construction factories in China) ,shipping them to Tampa,setting them on a concrete slab, cutting out the center walls, welding/ connecting the container, and finishing the center part with tiles..

Also - for rentals, I would not spring for American made -- I would go to a place like Lumber Liquidator and pickup Chinese made butcher block as it is much cheaper. 

The supply and labor shortages definitely have amplified the problem.Looks to me that we are at the "Euphoria" Stage.AS my Chinese buddy Sum Ting Wong says: