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Re:AirBnB units drop by 74% due to SF regulations by usaar333 on Monday January 15, 2018 @12:35AM (#16148708)
Do China's 70 year land leases not function as an equivalent to a property tax?
Re:AirBnB units drop by 74% due to SF regulations by seanmcdirmid on Monday January 15, 2018 @12:46AM (#16148750)
Not really, because everyone assumes they will be easily and cheaply rolled over like they were done in Wenzhou a few years ago.

It is expected that the Chinese government will eventually abandon the land lease system and replace it with a property tax one. But they won't do so until the current bubble pops.