Chinese want better HOMES!

[@junizhao]

Go for it Gwelo, this is a life in style, $500,000 Canadian is not expensive at all...

[@teongbengang9515]

Better homes, better living, China is constantly improving.

[@acheable]

Really an eye opener to showcase a 4 floors townhouse with all the modern finishes, furnitures and fittings in particular the bathrooms. Paying a bit more fully furnished at $3.6mil Rmb is worth the lifestyle living.

[@computersupport9612]

Hey Gweilo, its a beautiful house, good investment. few years you could be double your investment.

[@luckmichael]

i think more than that. could be 5-7times, nan ning will be center of south east asian.

[@changhenry4648]

Wow, these houses looks luxurious. 😍

[@changhenry4648]

5 levels ! that's great. BTW, this house is made of steel reinforced concrete, which is totally different from most houses in north America.

[@lin3156]

Gweilo60, you are so lucky to be able to retire and live in China, so peaceful and the living standard is improving day by day.

[@kevintai6746]

My grandfather's house is a three-story house in Guangdong. We grow vegetables in the garden. We sometimes invite friends to barbecue on weekends. Life here is very good.

[@slamdunkid1]

WOW I want one. Thank you for sharing.

[@JamesPhotoLX]

My Chinese brother in law just bought a very similar place (corresponding price) in the Guandong area on a mountainside. His has a rock hot tub in the back garden, a lawn and a comparable layout, hoping to head down there later this year for a few weeks break.

[@michaellim135]

Yes, Gwello and Waifong go for it!

[@wellawong2417]

Good Job and Support !

[@m.0829]

Buy! These houses (prices) around the subway will go thru the roof once the amenities are in place.

[@echen7130]

Lovely townhouse, I love it! Plenty of lights, high ceilings, also have a garden... this is definitely a good choice 👍 Thanks for sharing this video with us, I love your channel, one of the reason is I’m from Nanning but live in the UK. I can see a lot of changes in my city through your channel. Really appreciated what you did and showing the world of the real China. Keeping up, will buy you beers when I back to Nanning next time 😉

[@shiwang8989]

Not bad for $500,000.00 USD house, you can only able get a 2 bed room condo in Bay Area. Go for it Kirk!

[@americanknow8232]

Very nice house at an affordable price........

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Quick buy one, that’s a huge house.

[@tedchandran]

Prices can only go up in any growing city.

[@XyYx-on1gl]

Kirk, builders could only build houses, not homes, but you are the only one, who could make your own home.

[@brosjackchin1869]

Wow, spacious and cozy.

[@Music4567able]

If you move to this new place, it would be very nice comparing to the old place. This house looks even better than your home in Nanaimo. Paying 2.1 million for a place like this, given that the metro will connect this place in the future. I think it's money for the value.

[@poseidon61]

Places like this easily profit 40% when the trains are up.

[@blandwinde]

half a million USD is about 3.25 million RMB. Maybe not expensive from the western perspective, but the rooms are really small.

[@markyoung3382]

I think it isn't a good house design,4 levels are too many steps to climb for the old people.

[@briankung1539]

Naning city is growing steadily. So many Southeast Asia investment and trade is growing huge. The housing market will be grow up sooner or later.

[@mysmarthomelui2252]

Support, period.

[@rtc5573]

It's a beautiful townhouse, but four stories could be a problem as you age.

[@xz1891]

It's evident that the quality of life in China is improving RAPIDLY day by day, while in USA it's deteriorating day by day. If comprehensively comparing that of middle class in China and US, I'd say China OVERWHELMINGLY win, period.

[@rockyb9160]

Great video Gweilo. Ace house.

[@questworldmatrix]

Nice. I remember going to China and many of their buildings had these small bathroom like tiles on the outside covering everything. This looks much better.

[@qiaowang7147]

Aesthetic of Chinese people have changed over the years. 😁

[@randomname931]

One of the things I would've missed in America are the larger homes with yard space to hold all my junk. Glad to see China offering it as an option for those used to living large American style.

[@eugenelds]

Very informative and entertaining! Love every episode of your channel!

[@sampanvikingonchina2613]

Nice Houses, very easy to say "I want" What does spring to mind though, is that those new Plaza buildings look just ideal for the location of a Bar........

[@fredh8065]

Wow!, They are gorgeous. Buy it Gweilo! Its a good investment now.

[@bob.b.s8338]

Great investment, I would go to buy the house if I were in your position. No wonder you enjoy your life there, Who would not? for me, the delicious food is the biggest attraction.

[@adviser1]

nice house with reasonable price when compare to the U.S.

[@Bipedalduck]

But you don't get the property and it comes in as a bareboned structure.

[@rap3208]

@@Bipedalduck individuals can privately own residential houses and apartments on the land, although not the land on which the buildings are situated. they're sort of condominiums.

[@Bipedalduck]

@@rap3208 once you factor in the fact that you don't own your land, and you have to renovate the interior, I'd rather buy a suburb in the states, but damn is property tax expense.

[@rap3208]

@@Bipedalduck Ever heard of condominiums? Try not paying your property tax, and see if you own anything.

[@changhenry4648]

@@Bipedalduck In China, there is NO house tax, but in the U.S., you must pay tax of 1% to 3% of house value annually. In China, after 70 years, the renew expense is about 3%, no more than 5%, of the house value. Do calculation yourself to see which one is better for house owner.😊

[@johnoneill5661]

I like this very very much, it's bright and airy, the rooms may not be huge but they are big enough, would be nice if one of the balconies were covered as it would give you some place to put the washing machine, but they are a LOT cheaper than an apartment in the city centre and with the subway on your doorstep you are only a few minutes away from the centre anyway and without the prices and crowds win win as far as I can see. I also got some good news today from the wife on the housing front, our apartment in Nanning is going to be knocked down for redevelopment so I better get saving for the extra that the wife is bound to want and my mother in law's apartment is also being redeveloped, so new and bigger houses for all 😁👍😁👍😁. P.S. A beer cellar sounds like a brilliant idea 🍺🍻🍺🍻🍺 P.P.S. If this is how the downtrodden and oppressed Chinese can live I want some 🤣🤣🤣

[@maximumspooky8155]

I like how China focuses on apartments, too many townhouses/houses and you will end up with Canada's housing market. It is a nice townhouse, however!

[@constantineding8700]

Weifang: ''Why on earth did I bring this old fella here? He's just wandering aimlessly and blabbrting to himself as usual while I was doing all the serious work." Gweilo: " Awsome! Another fancy place for me to set my foot on! It would be nicer if they give me some beer."

[@poseidon61]

I was tempted to buy one but the cleaning and maintaining will be a nightmare !! The price is actually quite reasonable. You can build a lift too.

[@waldfee2283]

Wow! And the Staircase is your new workout ;-)) To get sober again: many People in my country can't afford such a house anymore. 4 Mio RMB ~ 515.000 € is already the upper range in Germany, because we don't really have a middle class anymore. Even before Covid :*( Wish you the Best!

[@frankhill605]

It's modern and beautiful but I'm hearing your breathing as you walk up the stairs.

[@Gweilo60]

the mic use can hear a pin drop

[@tedchandran]

Many peasants recently alleviated from poverty have experienced a quantum jump in their living standards. Unfortunately many Westerner Patricians now view Poverty alleviation as a National Security threat to their unfettered Neoliberalism.

[@lucischu163]

it's very popular to Install a private elevator in China these years. cheap and easy to do and not many places are required

[@justawesome5945]

This is the real modern day China In reality , China is progressing and the west is sinking Just imagine what China would be like after the next ten years . Can't wait to visit China again Totally reeking of awesomeness Thumbs up Cheers With AWESOME love from North America

[@elvis11241]

It will be just fantastic if I can live like this....

[@amindra963]

Gweilo buy it.You all have no intention of leaving China.Great investment with the subway.

[@torbjrnmelbye6823]

The thing that comes to my mind is the number of floors. Four floors is not convenient. Been to houses in Guangzhou with two floors. That is enough when you are more than 50 years old haha. My friend Finnś apartment in Nanning was big with large rooms and close to the train station.

[@golgoth7600]

What a superb appartment. Seriously

[@leekh2125]

Wow, location is good and good for investment. Think is not suitable for elderly people. Too many stairs to climb for old people with old legs. Not suitable for Gweilo esp when you get older you'll be using only the ground floor.

[@jimmyhu7606]

You look like a professor with those specs. You are so lucky to be in China at this time. I die to get back to China and away from the COVID filled America! Time to contact Daniel to build a micro brew in the basement.

[@Gweilo60]

or one of the Hanson brothers off slapshot

[@stevenqiu4682]

Very nice townhouse !

[@markmahan7725]

I love all the wrap around glass and the balconies. Weird arrangement from a western point of view. But still looks much more luxurious than many i have seen in America. Accept for the ridiculous crap the ultra wealthy buy. Beats out the upper middle class condos and such i have seen here in the states.

[@Mayangone]

Wow: I love your life there 😁😁😁😁😁

[@WongWong-my8lk]

Looks good and peaceful. Spacious and very close to nature.

[@1hjehje]

I think that MiMi the cat will find it to be quite acceptable :-).

[@fazhihimalaya7562]

Thank you very much Kirk! It is way cheaper than Xiamen.

[@xelkim9666]

Xiamen has got amazing seafood!

[@chriswestwood3289]

It's townhouse and expensive in China. It's great house in terms of Canadian standard!

[@philippserrin8268]

This place is pretty nice, but about 50% of the population earns $300 per month or less. So, if they could manage to put 100 % of their income towards the purchase price it would take 150 years to save up enough to buy this place.

[@OldTaiwanese12]

I want to move in. I am now in Vancouver, my condo is just the same area with one level of it, but it cost me the same price.

[@2morrowsworld]

Ha ha, 'you don't want to waste beer on a fire!' Love it

[@bfair6284]

Gweilo, life is good!

[@jianzhang2637]

One thing you didn't mention is that people don't have to pay property tax every year after they purchase houses in China.

[@petercua6158]

The area is still developing. If you have budget, better invest in it now. After two to three years, definitely price will go up. Then decide to move in or sale it.

[@teofilol2666]

Go for it, I can see you vlogging in those plazas

[@martin-londongb4719]

Not for me - no character. Looks like my office at work. All that glass must be dead cheap to build.

[@zknd4947]

Gweilo. I envy you. Go get that puppy

[@tomivor]

Buying house not easy. Survey the surroundings, look at the MasterPlan for the area and consider the alternative area.

[@kevinlaw6191]

High end housing here man. Maybe you and Huifang can get one. Not bad for 780k Canadian $ with finishing. Houses in Canada are crazy expensive now.

[@haiyanzhang1392]

gweilo, if weifang wants to buy vegetables and meat and other daily necessities,use 拼多多，it's so cheap and the vegetables are really fresh. Basically, you can survive without walking out of this townhouse.

[@KKw0ng-m1m]

Sometimes I would like to move to a city in china where the houses are cheaper. Hong Kong properties are just too expensive for most people.

[@KKw0ng-m1m]

Just saw the part where you stated the price, that is very cheap compared to Hong Kong. You probably can't even afford to purchase car parking lot with that kind of money.

[@annazhang7463]

Please make more videos like this, my husband and I want to buy a house in Nanning for retired , but we don't know where is the best place to live in Nanning . We like to have BBQ and beer with friends.

[@AutoAllan]

Is more affordable living in China than Vancouver...!!!

[@MrLinggah]

Big shout out from Australia! Thank you for your videos, you do a great job and they are nice and clear and the sound is great too. My wife and I are in our 60's, I think you might be too. I heard you puffing a bit going up those stairs, something you will need to consider as it will get harder and harder for you the older you get. We personally would pass on those multi story townhouses for that reason alone. Anyhow, good luck and keep those videos coming!!!!

[@simwizard8803]

Luxurious homes!😊

[@blim5123]

Speaking from experience, as one gets older less climbing of stairs and house maintenance ought to be taken into consideration 😊

[@blandwinde]

The bed is smaller sized than the usual ones to show the room is bigger, the common trick of developers.

[@ainzooalgown7589]

where i live these are called terrace houses, for a property that size where i live i would need to pay roughly RMB 15 million unfurnished. so for it to cost 2.1 mil to me is a bargain

[@YehWincent]

No elevator? Big fail! It's not for senior people...

[@yong-t7w]

You can add by yourself

[@坐等第一]

Installing cheap elevators is not a luxury.

[@multipolarworldorder]

Wonderful report Gweilo .

[@Gweilo60]

Thanks

[@treday1886]

I would love to have a place like this when I move back.

[@ShowLoTime]

Living in China is like living the Chinese dream! It ain't no American dream no more. Great place to retire.

[@alanOHALAN]

and most important thing, there is 0 property tax in China!

[@Michelle...]

Cool video

[@itsOVER9999]

I always curious hows look suburban area in china can u show more thxxx

[@emmanuelsung]

Check "living in China", Jason is living in a 5th tier city of the poorest province in China.

[@niosanfrancisco]

incredible. I am retiring to china as well. Cannot wait. SOon !!!!!

[@epicsuper6775]

Indeed very nice homes. Much better than those similar houses (town houses) at North America, and I like those big windows everywhere to let natural light in. By the way, those grass and plants are also very nice, but, are they real? I am asking because in US California, they are having fake/plastic grass, and this is not good.

[@lktruong]

Is there property tax in owning a house in China? We pay yearly property taxes in California and it's typically a little over 1% of the value of the house. So for a $500,000 house, we pay about $5,500 in property tax every year. Modest houses in CA cost close to $1 million. The nicer areas cost much more. So, property tax can be in tens of thousands of dollars, on top of other costs of owning a house.

[@multipolarworldorder]

Wow a townhouse style of unit - looks great

[@pgVeritas]

I see that Chinese builders do the same trick as in the UK.....there is no storage in any bedroom. Once you put a wardrobe in there, you’ll be unable to move. If this house is around £400k what is the average salary in China and what are the loan repayments like? Your cotton farmer/owners made about £45k-£90k a year, which at the upper end is ok. I’m guessing though that the avaerage wage is around £15k a year based on what the cotton workers were getting (£110 a week = £5500 per year).

[@RoughNeck777]

How is the build quality? I heard they used to have really shoddy buildings. Maybe it's better now?

[@ztsu8542]

Wow these town houses look nice, and the location is super convenient too with subway (coming soon), malls, etc within walking distance.

[@peterchiam2972]

Great Gueilo, would be nice to stay in for a few days with such a wonderful view.

[@abellargo7668]

How did they take furniture up those staircases? Great looking house

[@aetnat0k1y0]

Nice townhome... i would get it!

[@sscdownsouth]

I used to live in the city centre in one of Indonesia's city. Everything was within walking vicinity and our house was old. One day we decided to move to a bigger house with a nice neighbourhood but away from the city centre, in fact its semi-rural and outside city limit. We have to sacrifice convenience for comfort, and we decided to do it. Eight years later, we never regretted it. We love our house so much we decided to invest in a second unit and earn a rental income from it. Beside, within those eight years the value of our property has more than doubled because the area was developing rapidly with new mall coming etc. So I think you are making a good decision to move into a such a big landed property there.

[@iamcanadianedmonton]

while you are having fun there, we are having another lockdown 😥😥😥😥😥. no more love from canada.😂😂😂

[@jerrywang4695]

it looks very good,, go for it Gweilo. I admire your happy life. Enjoy your life and it is very good investment too. Definitely worth it!

[@digeng6120]

Buy it，a scarce resource，with great appreciation potential

[@jianyunlu9893]

Enjoy your beautiful new home🌹

[@rdkuless]

Ask the 100's of thousands that are homeless in America what they want.. You must take care of your own before you can take care of our neighbors in foreign countries.. When American's are strong by taking care of our own first, we are very generous and help others. Too many are really struggling right now.. Let's take care of those in America first.. America first. China's resources/funds would be best spent taking care of their own.

[@ubermenschen3636]

@9:28, 3.6RMB /6 = $600,000 CAD, approximately, for about 1,850 sf, townhouse style. China has very low property tax, basically negligible. It’s a bargain by Western standard.

[@LiuXiang411]

My opinion: too many levels, when you are both getting old, climbing those stairs could be difficult for you. Each level has too small square meters, you probably will stay and use one favorite level most of time, and which you will feel too small.

[@dwayneseppala7556]

That is a very nice place

[@jmyong2421]

Almost the same in Malaysia. RMB 3.9 million consider cheap 😊

[@ClassicOperas]

What is the monthly maintenance fee for the common areas of this townhouse?

[@proplayer682]

That wall blocks all the sunshine!