{"id":101670,"date":"2018-11-26T06:01:22","date_gmt":"2018-11-25T23:01:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/the-american-dream-of-home-ownership-quickly-swept-through-china-but-was-it-too-much-of-a-good-thing\/"},"modified":"2018-11-26T07:02:54","modified_gmt":"2018-11-26T00:02:54","slug":"the-american-dream-of-home-ownership-quickly-swept-through-china-but-was-it-too-much-of-a-good-thing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/the-american-dream-of-home-ownership-quickly-swept-through-china-but-was-it-too-much-of-a-good-thing\/","title":{"rendered":"The American dream of home ownership quickly swept through China. But was it too much of a good thing?"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nTwo decades ago, a scholar returned to China with a gift from his studies in America \u2013 the dream that an ordinary Chinese family can own a home.
\nIt was the quintessential American dream. But, in the hands of Meng Xiaosu, who would go on to be known as China\u2019s \u201cGodfather of Real Estate,\u201d it would quickly become the quintessential Chinese dream.
\n\u201cA friend of mine in the United States told me about their dream \u2013 one home, one car,\u201d Meng recalled in an…
\n
\nSource : South China Morning Post
\nRead more…The American dream of home ownership quickly swept through China. But was it too much of a good thing?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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