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买房族的喜与悲 Survey: Most home buyers unhappy [ 2007-04-09 16:53 ] Buying a house for most of the people isa once in a lifetime decision, which means people decide to do so onlyafter coming across the ideal house. Surprisingly, eight in every 10 homebuyers are unhappy with their houses. A survey conducted by the Beijing Consumers' Association (BCA) recentlyshows about 80 percent of the 2,315 respondents in 23 residentialcomplexes of Beijing are dissatisfied with the soaring house prices.They think the reasonable price in Beijing should be between 3,000 yuanand 7,000 yuan per square meter.The quality of the buildings, the surrounding environment and trafficand property management are the other factors that play a role in people'sdecision to buy a house.The BCA has suggested strict sales regulations and contracts to easehouse-owners' sufferings. It has urged the authorities to impose severepunishment on developers found violating building and other rules andjoining hands with others to bid up property prices.About 41.2 percent of the respondents have complained that their houseshave defective designs, while nearly 40 percent say the lighting andventilation are far fromsatisfactory.The landscapes in the residential areas are a source of unhappiness for43.2 percent of the respondents, and about one-third say they were"bluffed" into buying "thirdgrade" houses.And more than half are not satisfied with the sport and entertainmentfacilities in their neighborhood.Property management in the buildings, 56.5 percent of the respondentssay, is way below standard compared to the high fee charged by thecomplexes.A whopping 60 percent of the consumers doubt the contents ofdevelopers' advertisements, with only 6.3 percent being satisfied.Experts have suggested consumers gather thorough knowledge about adeveloper and their work before deciding to buy a house from it. Theyshould check the day-light conditions and ventilation in different weatherconditions in advance, if possible. | 
