Catherine C. Jin's Blog

Sending you Chinese clients clocks as closing gifts is the worst idea!! It means "go to hell' in Chinese (it literally means "go to your end".) It is critical that you do not give these gifts to anyone, but giving watches is great. Although most Asian clients we have are not superstitionious, the...

Do not ask your Chinese clients to sign their names with red pens!  Attorneys and real estate agents: very important at closing! You might get a very angry face. 

If you are an agent, make sure you are not showing your clients from the Far East properties that are next to hospitals or next to highways! But the worst ones are funeral homes...The reasons are obvious.

Principle of Fengshui again: your bathroom and your kitchen should have different energy flow paths! Do not let them mix. Add "wood element"(a tree or flowers) when they are next to each other! www.GoldHouseUSA.com

If you have arranged a hotel room for your Chinese clients and the room number is 444, the deal is off almost for sure. The clients may think very badly about your intention. You want to have a room number associated with 8. The number 4 is a big taboo when you are dealing with Korean and Chinese...

I have studied Fengshui principles for many years. Everytime when taking Chinese clients out to hunt for apartments and houses, we have always faced the Fengshui issues. We know that a south (or east) facing property is a must! Do not play with fire - Chinese clients do not really care about fire...