AI Global Index — Decision Report

Shanghai, Chinafor a rental-income investor

9 Sep 2026Methodology profiles-1.0.0Data confidence 64/1002 of 8 factors live
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Market Fit
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Weighted to a rental-income investor's priorities, Shanghai scores 46/100monitor. No OECD house-price valuation for China, so the property entry-window is not scored — AI-Home's DLD data fills this.

Stable, sustainable rental cash flow — priced sensibly, with real tenant demand and cheap financing.

Scorecard — the factors this profile weights

FactorWeightScoreSource
Rent-to-price (yield proxy)22%3seed
Inbound migration14%42seed
GDP growth12%61● live
Cheap credit (low rates)12%94seed
Employment10%63● live
Population growth10%14seed
Governance / title security10%58seed
Low overall risk10%70seed

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

  • Cheap credit (low rates) 94/100 · 12% weight
  • Low overall risk 70/100 · 10% weight

Why it may not

  • Rent-to-price (yield proxy) 3/100 · 22% weight
  • Inbound migration 42/100 · 14% weight
  • Population growth 14/100 · 10% 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

Family buying a home68
Entrepreneur / startup68
Family office / institutional68
Bank / mortgage lender66
Tourist / visitor61
Business expansion60
Government / municipality57
Capital-appreciation investor56
Real estate developer56
Corporate professional54
Retail brand53
Rental-income investor46

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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