China’s Unbalanced Property Market Spawns ‘House Sitters’ for Hire

In today’s “why aren’t you rich” Chinese economy, a new niche needs filling: vacant house-sitter.
China’s Unbalanced Property Market Spawns ‘House Sitters’ for Hire
Despite the high vacancy rate, housing prices in Beijing have gone up 200 to 300 percent in the past year. The photo shows a construction site in Beijing on Dec. 16, 2009. Getty Images
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Despite the high vacancy rate, housing prices in Beijing have gone up 200 to 300 percent in the past year. The photo shows a construction site in Beijing on Dec. 16, 2009. (Getty Images)
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