环球房产周报：上海优化房产税试点政策，70城房价出炉，杭州、成都、武汉土拍……

Group 1: Policy Support for Real Estate - The Ministry of Commerce and eight other departments have issued a notice prioritizing support for community commercial infrastructure to issue REITs, encouraging financial institutions to revitalize idle commercial facilities for community services [1] - Shanghai has optimized its property tax pilot policy, allowing non-local households to enjoy tax reductions when purchasing second homes, effective from January 1, 2025 [2] - The Henan provincial government has introduced 12 measures to support housing consumption, including government subsidies and financial innovations to lower home purchase costs [3] Group 2: Housing Market Trends - In August, the decline in new residential prices across 70 major cities narrowed, with a national average price index decrease of 0.3%, showing a slight improvement from the previous month [4][5] - In Beijing, two residential projects received pre-sale permits, with prices ranging from 60,300 to 79,400 CNY per square meter for one project and from 40,200 to 45,700 CNY per square meter for another [5] - In Hangzhou, two residential land parcels were sold for a total of 2.123 billion CNY, with one parcel achieving a premium rate of 25.47% [6] - Chengdu sold two residential land parcels for a total of 2.612 billion CNY, with one parcel sold at a floor price of 10,800 CNY per square meter [7] Group 3: Corporate Changes - Jiang Tiefeng has resigned as Chairman of China Merchants Shekou due to work adjustments, with Zhu Wenkai taking over the position [8] - Wu Bingqi has been elected as Chairman of Overseas Chinese Town, with responsibilities including acting as CEO until a new CEO is appointed [9] - Vanke has completed an organizational restructuring, establishing a new structure that includes headquarters, regional companies, and business divisions [10]