Shanghai, Chinafor a corporate professional
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Weighted to a corporate professional's priorities, Shanghai scores 54/100 — monitor. No OECD house-price valuation for China, so the property entry-window is not scored — AI-Home's DLD data fills this.
Career opportunity and disposable income — what the salary actually buys after housing.
Scorecard — the factors this profile weights
| Factor | Weight | Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net income | 18% | 19 | seed |
| Purchasing power | 16% | 36 | seed |
| Affordable cost of living | 12% | 40 | seed |
| Employment | 12% | 63 | ● live |
| Rent affordability | 10% | 72 | seed |
| Health outcomes | 10% | 80 | ● live |
| Safety | 10% | 78 | seed |
| Mobility | 8% | 86 | seed |
| Education | 4% | 72 | seed |
Live = World Bank / UNODC / OECD / The Economist (dated). Seed = illustrative pending a licensed feed. Market Fit renormalizes by weight, so it is comparable 0–100.
Why it works
- Rent affordability 72/100 · 10% weight
- Health outcomes 80/100 · 10% weight
- Safety 78/100 · 10% weight
- Mobility 86/100 · 8% weight
Why it may not
- Net income 19/100 · 18% weight
- Purchasing power 36/100 · 16% weight
- Affordable cost of living 40/100 · 12% weight
Property entry-window
Valuation not covered. OECD publishes no house-price series for China, so AGI will not fabricate an over/undervaluation. Demand 45, financing 94 shown instead. Pair with AI-Home's DLD-verified district data.
The same market, every profile
Shanghai ranks best for a family buying a home (68) and worst for a rental-income investor (46). Suitability, not popularity.
Next: the actual properties
This report is the macro decision — which market, for whom. For the districts, projects, yields and DLD-verified transactions in Shanghai:
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