Successful summit could send property prices soaring

During the weekend, real estate agent Chang Hui worked around the clock showing apartments in Dandong, Liaoning province, to potential buyers from Beijing and Tianjin.

The 20-something said time is of the essence because people want the formalities to be completed by Tuesday. That's when Kim Jong-un, leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, is scheduled to meet with United States President Donald Trump in Singapore.

"One handshake doubled the housing price, so don't miss out on the second handshake," Chang told his clients, referring to the well-publicized handshake between President Xi Jinping and Kim, when they met in Beijing in March, and the possibility of a similar exchange between Kim and Trump.