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House-Buying or Renting? 你适合买房还是租房? With housing prices down significantly in many parts of the country and interest rates low, it may be an affordable time for twenty somethings to buy that first home. 如今美国很多地方的房
Jame Rouse was a land developer who built shopping malls and a planned city near Washington, D.C. Written by Jerilyn Watson (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Faith Lapidus with People in America in VOA Special English. Today we t
DEVELOPMENT REPORT - Public Service Web Site By Jill Moss Broadcast: Monday, November 08, 2004 This is Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Development Report. The Internet is a system of electroni
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. This week, the government took control of America's two biggest housing finance companies. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are under conservatorship. This process of supervision will continue until the ne
With an estimated 1.5 million people homeless from the earthquake in Haiti, the debate over how to temporarily house so many people has begun. Both the Haitian government and the United Nations are working on a plan for temporary camps around the cap
Syrian Refugees Hunt for Work in Lebanon Near a construction site in central Beirut, Mahmoud, 20 -- he gives only his first name -- is selling bread from a bicycle cart. He fled his home in Aleppo a year ago as the uprising against the Assad governme
During the recent State Council meeting, Chinese policymakers vowed to boost efforts to build more subsidized apartments for low-income residents. The policy emphasizes that migrant workers in cities across the country are encouraged to apply for low
If you want one example why the dollar is so weak, look no further than housing. Home prices in Britain continue to soar despite many predictions that market would cool, so house price inflation is one big reason. The Bank of England is expected to
Todd: Hello! Can you introduce yourself please. Steven: Sure, my name is Steven Patterson and I'm from a small town called Brentwood in Essex which is in England. Todd: OK. Essex. What part of England is that? Steven: That's in the southeast. Todd: S
Students at universities often have a choice of places to live. They may choose to live in university dormitories, or they may choose to live apartments in the community. Compare the advantages of living in university housing with the advantages of l
The nation's new yuan loans in September were largely supported by an increase in mortgage lending, but the contribution is expected to decline with tightened policies introduced in the property sector, economists said. 按揭贷款增量占据我国
AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: When a receptionist gives you a form to fill out in a doctor's office, the questions are usually about medical issues - family history of illness, allergies or the last time you got vaccines. Some doctors are now asking more gene
As major Chinese cities continue to record a rebound in home prices, smaller, third-tier cities are being hit hard by a sluggish market. All over the country, city planners and investors are suffering the consequences of overexpansion. In east China'
今天我们要学的词是bottom out。 To bottom out, 意思是触底反弹。房利美最新民调显示, Most Americans believe the housing market has bottomed out, 大多数美国人认为,房屋市场已经触底。美国国家经济研究局
Hi, everybody. 嗨,大家好! Our top priority as a nation is reigniting the true engine of our economic growtha rising, thriving middle class. 作为一个国家的我们,最高任务就是重新点燃促进经济增长的真正引擎:一个不
For the past few weeks, 过去几个星期, I've been visiting folks across America to talk about what we need to do as a country to secure a better bargain for the middle class. 我走遍美国,与人们谈论作为一个国家为中产阶级争取
今天我们要学的词是,downturn。Downturn, 是衰退和下降的意思。日本最大的汽车制造商丰田汽车公司星期二警告说,国内需求可能会出现急剧下降, Toyota warned on Tuesday that there will be a sharp downt
台湾籍旅美老师今天交给我们的句子是: As cities develop, their populations grow -- leading to problems such as housing shortages and gentrification. 随着城市的发展,人口的成长,这会造成住房短缺和仕绅化等问题
Topic 1-Chinese Craze of Buying Housing in Foreign Countries The Chinese has become the largest foreign buyers of US homes in 2015, as they pour billions into American housing market, seeking safe offshore assets. Britain, Australia, and Canada also
The idea to house senior officials was first identified as a priority in a 2013 decision announced by the Communist Party of China. Almost two and half years later, Wang Yukai, a professor of the Chinese Academy of Governance, finished a 3-month surv