過去十年中國房地產(real estate)行業高速發展。但是，對很多人來說，買房卻不是一件容易的事情。高昂的房價甚至使一些年輕情侶推遲了結婚的計劃。鑒于此種情況，近年來政府采取了一系列的措施來抑制房價過快增長，包括整頓和規范房地產市場、提高房貸利率(mortgage rate)、增設房產稅(property tax)。目前，這些措施在部分城市取得了初步成效。

  The past decade has witnessed a high-speeddevelopment in China's real estate. But it is quitefor many people to buy a house. The high housingprice even makes some young couples their plan formarriage. In view of the situation, the governmenthas adopted a series of measures in recent years toprevent the housing price from rising too fast, including regulating and the real estate market, raising mortgage rates, and introducing property tax. At present, preliminary effects havebeen achieved in some cities.