Crazy Housing Prices
<p> 《365个英语小故事》:实用简洁的小故事，都是日常生活小故事，在学习英语的同时了解美国文化，循序渐进，轻松掌握。</p><p> <span word="Homebuyers">Homebuyers</span> <span word="nationwide">nationwide</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="How">How</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="go">go</span>? <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="everyones">everyones</span> <span word="lips">lips</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="around">around</span> 5 <span word="percent">percent</span>, <span word="theres">theres</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="telling">telling</span>, <span word="remarked">remarked</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="realtor">realtor</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Santa">Santa</span> <span word="Monica">Monica</span>, <span word="California">California</span>.</p><p> <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="crazy">crazy</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Tim">Tim</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beach">beach</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1993, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="place">place</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="bedroom">bedroom</span> <span word="condominium">condominium</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Venice">Venice</span>, <span word="for">for</span> $70,000. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="overpaying">overpaying</span>. <span word="Five">Five</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="for">for</span> $230,000, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nice">nice</span> <span word="profit">profit</span>. <span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="visiting">visiting</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exact">exact</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="condo">condo</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sale">sale</span> <span word="for">for</span> $510,000!</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sellers">sellers</span> <span word="market">market</span>. <span word="Homebuyers">Homebuyers</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 10 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="asking">asking</span> <span word="price">price</span>. <span word="Donna">Donna</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="bedroom">bedroom</span> <span word="condo">condo</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Venice">Venice</span> <span word="Beach">Beach</span>, <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="Thats">Thats</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="did">did</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="offers">offers</span> <span word="you">you</span>, <span word="Ill">Ill</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="you">you</span> $20,000 <span word="more">more</span>, <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="table">table</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="realtor">realtor</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="tired">tired</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="looking">looking</span>.</p><p> <span word="Tim">Tim</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="doesnt">doesnt</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="desperate">desperate</span>. <span word="Whether">Whether</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="decide">decide</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="decide">decide</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="decision">decision</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="buy">buy</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="overpaid">overpaid</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="buy">buy</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="kick">kick</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="passing">passing</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span>.</p>
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