First-Time Homebuyers Find Affordable Units in Kenya

First-Time Homebuyers Find Affordable Units in Kenya NAIROBI, KENYA A 2011 World Bank survey found that only about one-tenth of Kenya's population earned enough to support a mortgage. However, that situation may be changing, with more affordable apar

英语博客：Housing Market Up.

Sales of low-priced(1) homes here continue to feed(2) a housing market that has buyers eager(3), sellers satisfied and some real estate agents scrambling(4) to keep up the pace.Put an entry-level home on the market and - wham! Its gone in no time, sa

New Zealand to Ban Foreign Home Buyers

New Zealand plans to bar foreigners from purchasing existing homes. The ban is expected to become law this year. It aims to slow the rising housing prices and protect New Zealanders interested in buying a home. The Labour Party government believes th

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Things on the American Homefront seem to be getting better. A key Home Price Index rose much more than expected in July, and for the third month in a row. JR Sangiuliano, a realtor in central New Jersey is on the frontlines of the middle class housin

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A: I appreciate you dropping by to look at my home. B: It is useful for us to take a walk through your home together, so that we make sure that we are on the same page. A: How do you show my home to potential buyers? B: We will have an Open House or

八家银行收紧北京房贷 首套最低执行基准利率

Eight banks have eliminated discounts on mortgage rates for first-home buyers in Beijing, effective from last Monday, amid new efforts to cool down the real estate market. 自上周一起，作为给楼市降温的最新举措，8家银行取消了北京

上海和天津再次加码 新一轮楼市调控潮或来袭

Starting from last Tuesday first-time home buyers in Shanghai have to pay down payments of at least 35%, buyers of second houses have to make 50% down payments, while buyers of commercial properties pay 70%. 自上周二起，上海居民购买首套住

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A: Has there been any word about whether the buyers have accepted my counteroffer? B: Yes, I was going to call you this morning. Your buyers have responded with a counteroffer. A: Is the counteroffer a good one? B: They are now offering ten thousand

VOA慢速英语 2007 0316a

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Financial markets had a rough week again as investors grew more concerned about the United States housing market. Much of the concern is about home loans to people with poor credit or little history

VOA慢速英语 2007 0914a

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. In the last few years, many Americans have bought houses with ARMs: adjustable-rate A foreclosed home in Pasadena, California. mortgages. These loans usually begin with lower interest rates for the f

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A: What can I do to fix up the exterior of my home? B: I would say the number one thing that you can do is paint your home, but your home has been painted recently and looks great! A: What can I do about the landscaping? B: Your lawn looks a little d

卖房英语对话-Home Security During Listing(3)

A: I have heard horror stories about peoples things being stolen while their house is being shown. B: We have a very good track record when it comes to home security. A: I am not so sure that I like the idea of people showing up whenever they want to

卖房英语对话-Setting an Asking Price(3)

A: What do you think the asking price of my home should be? B: There are many things to take into consideration when pricing a home. A: What is involved in figuring out an asking price? B: We need to combine many factors regarding your home to come u

美国国家公共电台 NPR New Homebuyers Face A Friendlier Housing Market, Thanks To Cooldown

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: The housing market is cooling. Sales of both new and existing homes are dropping. What does that mean for homebuyers and the overall economy? NPR's Camila Domonoske explains. CAMILA DOMONOSKE, BYLINE: This summer, Sara Murawski's r

Home Purchase Limits Trigger Tricky Ways of Home Purchases

To an extent, limits on home purchases have calmed down the bubbling real estate market but at the same time, they have prevented many new city dwellers from buying their own home. Recently, real estate sellers have suggested home buyers adopt a seem

2016年CRI More Chinese cities join effort to cool down home market

This past Friday, municipal officials in Beijing became the latest to bow to pressure on home prices, increasing down payments for first-time purchasers to a minimum of 35 percent, one of the highest levels among China's biggest cities. Just hours la

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A: Good afternoon, what can I do for you today? 下午好，今天我能为您做些什么吗？ B: I'd like to get some details about a Personal Housing Loan, please. 我想了解一些有关个人住房贷款的详细信息，麻烦你。 A: That's

上海深圳两市提高购房门槛 降温房价

China's housing market continued to warm in February, with more than half of surveyed major cities reporting month-on-month rises in new home prices. 中国房地产市场2月份持续升温，在调查的主要城市中，超过半数城市的新住宅

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-New signs this morning that the housing market is heating up. Home sales are expected to show another monthly spike this morning. Good news for homeowners. Also, a growing risk that buyers could get burned. Here more with that, our financial contrib

中国家长争买海外学区房

Chinese businessman Li Sheng is looking for a $900,000, four-bedroom home in Australia, where he hopes his two children will someday attend college. At this point, neither child has finished grade school -- one is still in diapers -- but Mr. Li hopes