Which is why wealthy Chinese will be seeking a safer place to put their money.

How do I find out who the Chinese owned housing people are so I can seek to rent their vacant properties while they live in china?

You might try local Realtors (especially those who specialize as buyer agents) that advertise in Chinese (or that they speak Mandarin or Cantonese) to see if any recent transactions fit the bill.

Also, sales are open record - you might look at buyers with Chinese surnames that lack Americanized first names.

Which is why Chinese money needs to chase returns elsewhere?

In the short run, sure. In the long run, what happens when many of the Chinese business owners who have been parking their wealth on the coasts of America face a liquidity crunch and suddenly need that money to keep their companies going?

We've been here before: back in the 80s, Japan was buying up most of the real, tangible assets in the U.S.

http://www.businessinsider.com/japans-eighties-america-buyin...

The cause was the same: strong export products, an undervalued currency, and easy-money policies. The first signs of trouble were the same: high inflation, crony capitalism, and poor transparency in the market. Let's see if the rest of history plays out the same way.

This. I was reminded of the Japanese and Middle East based investors who were on a real estate buying rampage in the 80s.

They get bailed out by the communist gov't?