Legal analysis: 1. Foreigners buy houses and register in real-name registration system. The real estate property registration department must handle the property registration of overseas institutions and individuals in strict accordance with the principle of self-use and self-occupation, and shall not register those that do not meet the requirements. 2. Foreigners buy houses in China and pay in RMB. Foreigners who pay the house purchase price in RMB must submit proof of the legal source of RMB, or convert foreign exchange into RMB before paying the house purchase price. Specifically, when handling foreign exchange settlement, it should submit: commercial housing sales contract or pre-sale contract; Valid passport and other identification; Relevant certificates such as the registration and filing of the pre-sale contract of commercial housing purchased in this city; A valid employment contract or school registration certificate for more than one year. 3. Taxes paid by foreigners buying houses in China. There are no different tax standards for foreigners to buy a house in China. Therefore, foreigners buying a house in China, in addition to the notarization of the sales contract, have a bigger threshold, that is, the qualification to buy a house.
Legal Basis: Notice on Further Standardizing the Administration of Purchasing Houses by Overseas Institutions and Individuals Article 2 When handling the filing of pre-sale contracts of commercial houses and the registration of property rights of overseas individuals, local real estate authorities shall check the materials stipulated in the Measures for the Administration of Pre-sale of Urban Commercial Houses and the Measures for Housing Registration, and also verify the ownership of the houses purchased by the buyers:
1, the certificate issued by the relevant departments that overseas individuals (excluding Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan residents and overseas Chinese) have worked in China for more than 1 year; Certificates of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan residents and overseas Chinese working, studying and staying in China.
2. There is no written commitment of other houses in China under the name of overseas individuals.