Follow us on TWITTER: twitter.com Like us on FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com China's recent real estate transactions present long-term downturns, and housing prices continue to drop. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) authorities'regulation of real estate has become a vital factor in determining if China's economy will suffer a hard landing in 2012. The sustained regulation on the real estate market has worsened the declining economy, and at the same time a slight ease up may make the 20-month's of regulation efforts been done in vain. The CCP regime's 2012 real estate policy makes Chinese civilians worry. The China Real Estate Index System released data on December 1, showing that during November the average price sampled from 100 cities in China was at RMB 8832 (USD $1386) per square meter, down by 0.28% from October. This is a fall for the third consecutive month, with a larger decrease. While soaring housing prices might naturally incite unrest among the populace, and threaten social stability, housing prices'plunging may be more destructive. The issue of regulating real estate has not only influenced the sector in and of itself, but has also become a vital factor in determining if China's economy will suffer a hard landing in 2012. NTDTV Commentator, Jason Ma: "The three major driving forces for China's economy are: exports, investment and domestic demand. Now in reality, both China's domestic demand and investment have been hung up on the real estate. In 2012, the economy ...