The eastern city of Wenzhou has become the first in China to soften restrictions on property controls, Reuters reported, citing an unnamed local official. Under the new rule, first-home buyers in Wenzhou can now buy two houses, reversing a rule introduced in 2011 as part of a nationwide campaign to reel in China’s rising real estate prices. Wenzhou’s policy shift comes as investors increasingly bet that China may loosen its near four-year-old property controls to shore up its slowing economy. Analysts, however, do not expect other Chinese cities to follow suit.