Dear readers, any answers to this question that just came in over my blog transom?
An advertisement from a realtor appeared in our mail today, with the usual pictures of houses just sold (prices ranging from over 8 million to 2.5 million). Some of the pictures have “just sold” or “new listing” printed on them, but others have a Chinese word–“anpan” (暗盘）. I know some Chinese, but I am so curious what this term refers to! And why just print it in Chinese?
5 responses so far ↓
1 CityHallWatch // Jun 6, 2016 at 10:55 pm
According to Google 暗盘 is “secretly negotiated price”
2 Christopher Dillon // Jun 6, 2016 at 11:42 pm
It refers to an unreported, unofficial or secret transaction. The implication is that the agent thinks the property can be flipped
3 Edmond Lu // Jun 6, 2016 at 11:47 pm
Actually it just means an exclusive listing, where the listing agent has exclusive license to sell the property.
4 francesbula // Jun 6, 2016 at 11:49 pm
And here is another interpretation from Twitter:
Yee Chow @thisisyee 33m33 minutes ago
@fabulavancouver there’s a bit of ambiguity because it’s more of a phrase that is open to interpretation
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Yee Chow @thisisyee 33m33 minutes ago
@fabulavancouver I think the meaning they’re trying to get across is for sale but not publically listed.
5 AdamFitch // Jun 21, 2016 at 4:32 pm
given the answers below, this story calls for more investigation and publicity. Why would a realtor advertise a property for sale when it is a secret. It seems to just increase the suspicion that some Chinese realtors have their own set of rules.