[anatari]

1. When they decide to sell the property

2. Just like in the U.S., mostly normal "middle class" people with the help of banks

3. In the past decade, not really, real estate has been less volatile and outperformed the Shanghai stock market as an example.

[seanmcdirmid]

Only because the shanghai stock exchange is mostly insider trading and at least in the property market, you might win without that much guanxi.