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Before you find a house in Shanghai, especially in the urban area, you must know what a second landlord is. To put it simply, the second landlord rents the house from the landlord first, generally signing for five years or more, then renovating and upgrading, and then puts the house on the market again for…

Finding an apartment for rent in Shanghai can be tough if you are on your own. The Chinese culture has a strong emphasis on owning a house as a condition for marriage. The rental market is therefore only a relatively small segment of the Shanghai real estate industry. As Shanghai is a migrant city, attracting…