Foreigners need to pay social security for more than two years when buying a house in Suzhou.
Meanwhile, foreigners can only buy one suite in Suzhou. If they already have a property in their name, they can't buy a house in Suzhou. In addition, Suzhou locals can buy a house without paying social security, as long as you can prepare enough funds, but Suzhou locals can only buy two suites at most in Suzhou, and they can't buy a third house if they exceed two suites.