Hey all,

I was thinking of trying the Chinese websites in finding my next apartment and was wondering if anyone has had any experience with them. Thanks for the help!

www.loushi.cn has worked the best for me up till now. No expat upcharge on English pages. Some others have

I used them. I used a local colleague to negotiate, I was only introduced once they had already stated their starting price. Now I am paying 4000rmb a month less than one of my neighbours!

Thanks for the feedback! I tried that www.loushi.cn site and another site called www.anjuke.com. They both have a LOT more listings then what the agent told me was available. I really like the feature on anjuke where you could select the property and it would list all of the apartments for rent there. Even if 90% of the listings on these sites are fake I would still have a lot more choice. They have a map too showing the locations of all these places before I have to commit time to going there.

just make sure that u have the proper lease if an agent is not involved. on loushi u have some owners listing there. there had been cases of fakes where they take ur deposit and run

I used www.souwoo.com to rent my place and to buy my house.

The most important feature is you get photos although some are fake. At least give you some idea about the estate.

The prices may not be updated though as that is a common trick for the agent to get you calling on them.