VOA常速英语2008年-Embattled US Housing Chief Resigns

By Kent Klein Washington 31 March 2008 The top U.S. housing official, who is under criminal investigation, has announced he is resigning. VOA's Kent Klein reports from Washington. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson says he will

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VOA标准英语2009年-High Cost of Housing in US, Unable to

Millions of Americans have been unable to pay the mortgage on their houses and have had to leave them. Many are now renting, but are finding it difficult financially Owning your home was once part of the American dream. But that dream has faded becau

VOA标准英语2012--Affordable Housing Growing Scarce in US

Affordable Housing Growing Scarce in US Paola Nunez, is a childcare worker in Washington. Until recently, she lived with her mother. But she decided it was time to move out and get her own apartment. She quickly learned there are few housing options

美国国家公共电台 NPR How The House Tax Overhaul Bill Could Hurt Affordable Housing

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Republicans are set to unveil their tax bill compromise later today. And people who build affordable housing are desperate to see what is in this bill. That's because the House version would scrap a tax incentive that underpins a

美国国家公共电台 NPR Affordable Housing Program Costs More, Shelters Fewer

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: There's a lot of money to be made in affordable housing. Banks and developers are making millions of dollars by building housing for the poor under a federal incentive program. And at the same time, each year, fewer poor people a

2017年CRI Housing and economy to top new HKSAR gov't agenda: Lam

Chinese President Xi Jinpinbg meets with Carrie Lam, Chief Executive-elect of the Hong Kong SAR, on April 11th, 2017 in Beijing. [Photo: gmw.cn] Carrie Lam, Chief Executive-elect of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), said that bolster

2018年CRI China-contracted housing project benefits the Maldivians

Home construction projects contracted by Chinese companies are now said to be improving local people's livelihood in the Maldives, where people have been facing serious housing shortages. Maldivian film director Ahmed Sajid is filming a documentary a

英语新闻视频 China pushes low-rent housing

Affordable housing is one of the main goals of the government's policy of building a housing security system. In the last five years, 270,000 low-income families have been given access to low-rent housing. It appears that low-income families just ca

China allocates 20,000 hectares for low-income housing

BEIJING, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- China has allocated more than 20,000 hectares of land to support the construction of low-income housing this year, an official with the Ministry of Land and Resources said Tuesday. The nation plans to distribute 47,600 hec

China urges expanded financing for affordable housing

BEIJING, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- China is encouraging local governments to make full use of their financing vehicles in 2012 in an effort to boost financial support for low-income housing projects, the country's top economic planner said Monday. The cent

2.96 bln yuan misused in affordable housing

BEIJING, June 27 (Xinhua) -- China's top auditor said on Wednesday that 2.96 billion yuan (470 million U.S. dollars) earmarked for affordable housing programs was intercepted or embezzled last year. The report was based on auditing in 66 cities and c

2016年CRI China to Further Promote Housing System Encouraging Renting and Purchasing

China to Further Promote Housing System Encouraging Renting and Purchasing A recent survey by the Global Cities Business Alliance, a London-based non-profit, has found Beijing is - by far - the most expensive city in the world to rent an apartment. C

VOA双语新闻 --- Embattled US Housing Chief Resigns

The top U.S. housing official, who is under criminal investigation, has announced he is resigning. 美国负责住房事务的最高官员宣布辞职。与此同时，他正在接受司法调查。 Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Ja

China starts construction on 5.8 mln low-income housing units

BEIJING, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- China started building 5.8 million low-income housing units in the first seven months of this year, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development said Friday. Construction on 3.6 million affordable homes has been ba

中国房地产贷款快速增长

BEIJING, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Loans to the real estate sector rose rapidly in 2014, especially lending for affordable housing developments, the central bank said Friday. Financial institutions had 5.63 trillion yuan (926 billion U.S. dollars)in outsta

美国总统奥巴马每周演讲

Remarks of President Barack Obama Weekly Address The White House July 11, 2015 Hi, everybody. Its our job as citizens to make sure we keep pushing this country we love toward our most cherished ideals that all of us are created equal, and all of us d

Chinese banks to hold differentiated housing loans

BEIJING, March 1 (Xinhua) -- China's four biggest state-owned banks said Thursday they will continue implementing the differentiated housing loan policy. The four state-run lenders, dubbed the Big Four, are Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Ch

经济学人301:房产问题 为何怨声载道?

China 亚洲中国 Housing 房产 Why grumble? 为何怨声载道？ silver lining to the housing cloud 房产疑云的一线希望 JUST how bad is China's housing bubble? One important measurethe most important for those trying to get a foot on the

经济学人362:房利美与房地美

Finance and economics 财经商业 Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac 房利美与房地美 Deconstruction delays 关闭计划或搁浅 A flawed reform of America's housing-finance market 存在缺陷的美国房屋金融市场改革 房利美.jpg A RARE are