Unicorns 27/229 – Home Link (Lianjia)

Unicorns 27/229 – Home Link (Lianjia)


HOME LINK (LIANJIA)

Key people: Gene Shi (President for International Operations), Li JI (Global Real Estate Advisor 海外置业顾问)
Number of employees: 120,000+

Beijing Homelink Real Estate Brokerage Co., Ltd. also known as Lianjia, offers real estate brokerage services. It operates online based real estate services platform which covers secondary residential property transactions, new property transactions, leasing and decorating services.. The company was founded in 2001 and is based in Beijing, China with additional branch offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen.

 In an era when information is swiftly exchanged, the rapid development of China’s economy and increasingly deepening of international cooperation enables more and more Chinese investors to look at overseas markets. As one of the safest, most stable and effective investment methods, investment in real estate is extremely popular among the Chinese.

According to the report released by National Association of Realtors (U.S.A.) by the end of June 2015, in terms of the number of houses, the amount of sales and unit prices of houses, Chinese people have become the largest overseas buyers in American real estate market, who spend much more money on purchasing houses in America than American residents or other international investors. It is known that the average transaction price of the houses purchased by Chinese people was $ 830,000 in the last year, much higher than the average house price in America and the average transaction price of the houses purchased by other international buyers, which were respectively $ 256,000 and $ 500,000.

By the end of April 2015,Lianjia Real Estate were launched in 16 cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen and covered several important economic circles in China, such as the Yangtze River Delta, the Pearl River Delta, Northern China and Southwestern China, etc. 60,000 agents: By the end of June 2015, the number of brokers of Lianjia Real Estate has exceeded 60,000 in China.. 2001.11.12: Lianjia(Homelink) Real Estate Agency Co. Ltd. Established