2015考研英语阅读全球房价日渐衰落
<p> <span word="Global">Global</span> <span word="houseprices">houseprices</span> <span word="Downdraft">Downdraft</span></p><p> 全球房价日渐衰落</p><p> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="harder">harder</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="defygravity">defygravity</span>;</p><p> 欧洲房价难以扭转乾坤;</p><p> <span word="From">From</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="late">late</span> 1990<span word="s">s</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="richworld">richworld</span> <span word="soared">soared</span> <span word="relentlessly">relentlessly</span> <span word="upward">upward</span>, <span word="borne">borne</span> <span word="aloft">aloft</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="agale">agale</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cheap">cheap</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 2006 <span word="some">some</span> <span word="overvaluedmarkets">overvaluedmarkets</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="crashing">crashing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="earth">earth</span>. <span word="Until">Until</span> <span word="recently">recently</span>,<span word="however">however</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="correction">correction</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="remarkably">remarkably</span> <span word="contained">contained</span>. <span word="American">American</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Irish">Irish</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="pricesplunged">pricesplunged</span>, <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gains">gains</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="decade">decade</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="fallen">fallen</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="lesssteeply">lesssteeply</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="markets">markets</span> <span word="faltered">faltered</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="stabilised">stabilised</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="update">update</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Economist">Economist</span> <span word="sglobal">sglobal</span> <span word="house">house</span>-<span word="price">price</span> <span word="indicators">indicators</span> <span word="hints">hints</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="post">post</span>-<span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="calm">calm</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="anend">anend</span>.</p><p> 上世纪90年代起，发达国家的房价借廉价资本之风冲上云霄，高居不下。2006年部分被高估的楼市开始回落。然而直至近日，回落势头似乎才得以控制。 美国、爱尔兰的住房房价急遽下滑，前十年积攒的楼市盈余全部打了水漂。较前两国而言，其他国家的房价下滑则较为平缓。一些楼市虽起伏不定，随后却能趋于稳定。本刊最新更新的全球房价指数暗示，暴风雨前的宁静期或将告终。</p><p> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="gravity">gravity</span>-<span word="defying">defying</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="striking">striking</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="housingmarketsGermany">housingmarketsGermany</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="exceptionboomed">exceptionboomed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> 2000<span word="s">s</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stumbled">stumbled</span> <span word="duringthe">duringthe</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="fortunes">fortunes</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="diverged">diverged</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="then">then</span>. <span word="Irish">Irish</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="plunged">plunged</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sink">sink</span>.<span word="House">House</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="markets">markets</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="value">value</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="define">define</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="thelong">thelong</span>-<span word="run">run</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="measures">measures</span>: <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="income">income</span> <span word="ratio">ratio</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gauge">gauge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="affordability">affordability</span>, <span word="andthe">andthe</span> <span word="price">price</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="rents">rents</span> <span word="ratio">ratio</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="analogue">analogue</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="earnings">earnings</span> <span word="ratio">ratio</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="judge">judge</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="equityvalue">equityvalue</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="listed">listed</span> <span word="firms">firms</span>. <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span> <span word="markets">markets</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="overvalued">overvalued</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="measures">measures</span>,<span word="although">although</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="falling">falling</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Belgium">Belgium</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="France">France</span>, <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="theycontinue">theycontinue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rise">rise</span>.</p>
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