为了估算中国大陆居民对国内外住宅地产的购买需求，《南华早报》和21世纪中国不动产联合作为了一次季度房地产购买意愿调查。

在北京和上海进行的第一季度第五次调查中，21世纪有243位客户作出了回应。最新调查显示，对置业海外感兴趣的中国大陆居民数量比例在上升，他们主要是为了子女的教育和分散投资。受访者表示最关心是价格，由于过去两年广泛的媒体报道，他们对当地政策已比较熟悉。

美国是最受大陆买家欢迎的目的地之一。去年11月，美国新房中位价达到302,700美元的峰值，自那以后便逐月回落，今天2月下跌到275,500美元。

根据全美房地产经纪人协会（National Association of Realtors），今年2月国际买家搜索次数最多的十个美国城市分别是纽约、洛杉矶、迈阿密、奥兰多、拉斯维加斯、劳德代尔堡、圣迭戈、旧金山、休斯敦和那不勒斯。

英国是中国大陆居民的另一个热门买房目的地。英国经济和商业研究中心（Centre for Economics and Business Research）预期，英国房价今年将上涨1.5％，在多年持续上涨后伦敦房价将出现下降。

海外购房需求调查结果：

1. 接下来三个月有海外买房的计划吗？
   1％的受调查者表示有此计划。
2. 为什么要在海外置业？
   32％的受调查者称是为了孩子的教育而作此决定，而9％称是为了移民，18％说是为了投资。
3. 海外置业最担心的是什么？
   32％的受调查者表示他们主要关心的是政策问题，而58％认为是房价。

More mainland Chinese keen on overseas properties

Homes in the US are a top choice for mainland Chinese buyers.

To gauge the buying demand among mainland Chinese for domestic and overseas residential properties, the South China Morning Post and consultancy Century 21 China Real Estate have partnered on a quarterly sentiment survey.

In the fifth poll conducted in Beijing and Shanghai in the first quarter, 243 clients of Century 21 responded, compared with 274 in the fourth quarter of last year.
The latest survey indicated a rising proportion of mainland Chinese became interested in buying properties abroad, mainly for their children's education and to diversify investment.

The respondents care most about price as they become more familiar with local policies through widespread media reports in the past two years.

The median sale price for new homes in the United States, one of the top destinations for mainland Chinese buyers, peaked at US$302,700 in November and has since fallen every month to US$275,500 in February.

The 10 US cities most searched by international buyers in February were New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Orlando, Las Vegas, Fort Lauderdale, San Diego, San Francisco, Houston and Naples, according to the National Association of Realtors, an industry group.

In Britain, another hot destination among mainland Chinese, house prices are expected to increase 1.5 per cent this year, but property values in London will fall after "years of over-performance", according to the Centre for Economics and Business Research.

Survey results on overseas demand

Do you plan to buy a home abroad in the next three months?
Yes: 1 per cent.

Why would you buy a home abroad?
73 per cent cited their children's education for making such a decision, while 9 per cent said it would be for emigration and 18 per cent would do so for investment.

What is your main concern about buying abroad?
32 per cent said policy issues would be their main concern, while 58 per cent of those surveyed said property prices would be their main worry.