4 questions before you choose the route.
This page identifies the right question and evidence. It does not determine the legal outcome on a reader’s facts.
Eligibility cleared for that city?
Gate.
GateTitle to be registered in whose name?
Owner.
NameSelf-use documentation ready?
Policy.
UseExit remittance considered?
Exit.
ExitWorking rule: When eligible, foreigners can hold residential property through registration on the real-estate title system, subject to city limits and self-use expectations.
The signal ledger.
These facts move the question beyond a label and into a product, money-flow and control analysis.
Bring a compact evidence docket—not a pitch deck.
Give a compliance team or counsel the operating facts that reveal the perimeter.
Questions people ask before they build.
Short answers for orientation. The right result can change with the service model and current rules.
Can two foreigners co-own?
Often possible if each meets rules — local practice varies.
Where is eligibility?
Use the linked specialist resource when Foreign Ownership of Apartments in China turns on detailed evidence, procedure or risk assessment.
Primary authorities
Reviewed sources support orientation, not a fact-specific assessment.