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What will happen to our houses
My firend Lily said if housing price keeps crazy, she would rent a house instead of buying one. I was touched, it is not a bad idea! Hasn't Minister Wen once raised such suggestion?
Thinking it over, it might be a wise option. We spent a big fortune for a house, turned ourselves to slaves truggling our whole life for it. What we really got ? Is that house our real estate? The land joint to houses was state owned,we were just granted decades of property right. Moreover, from when the estate developer got the land tenur to when the house was sold to us, several years had already lost. Decades later, can you imagine what will happen to our houses when the property right expired? Does it mean we have spent for just a longtime renting?
An american young man irritated my colleague by saying his new house stupid. The amerian guy could hardly understand why we would buy a empty house and spend so much extra on decoration and furnitures. A chinese manager in our germany branch bought a big house, he said most of those bought a house in that community are Chinese.What was like of his germany colleague ? He rent a well equipped apartment close to the office, and spent much his leisure time and money travelling.
Renting a house for life? It sounds too trendy to our tradition. I am always dreaming of a villa with yard where I can plant vegetalbes and flowers and my child can ride bicyle around. If I can afford it, shall I just rent one?
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- Reply ringcao
- 异物: They are not buying in houses, they are buying out their insecurity.Good point, Now I know why I want bigger house.
- Reply Jasmine-0913
- it's a big financial burden for me if l buy a house. l can't imagine it.
- Reply bluephoebe
- one of my mother's friend saved 100,000yuan in the bank ten years ago. now she withdraw that money, with interests, she got about 110,000. but everyone can't help but ask: what if she used that money to buy a house? ten years in China, it's entirely possible. so you see what i mean. although i don't believe within ten years, the house price would still increase that crazily. but still, we can't shake our worries, we still need something to provide a sort of cushion in front of the inflation---mind you, we don't have much options.
- Reply ringcao
- Who predicted now ten years ago and who will foresee ten years later?When poeple look back, it is easy to tell what is wiser.Who are making the best decisions now? We can see ten years later.I don't know if I will buy or rent a villa now, because neither I can afford.
- Reply ringcao
- S_Xlove: a reasonable solution .worth to consider.The problem is always there.If you sonsider it, there will be a solution
- Reply ringcao
- Jasmine-0913: it's a big financial burden for me if l buy a house. l can't imagine it.Sooner or later, you will face it.
- Reply qinqinjennifer
- Buy a house if you can afford.
Rent a house if you can't afford.
It's easy.
- Reply ringcao
- lovingfun:Harder than the question: To be, or not to be? To rent or to buy is a question.
- Reply snowflying
- surely a big big realistic question to each one. we wanna own ourselves's house, but we have no enough money to offer.renting a house maybe is our second opion to lead life continue,the flying house price!
- Reply ringcao
- snowflying: surely a big big realistic question to each one. we wanna own ourselves's house, but we have no enough money to offer.renting a house maybe is our secYou remind me of a joke: It is a time when prices grow faster than beards but salary grows slower than eyebrows.What a funny metaphor.The fact is cruel? Just laugh it off.
