Everyone was scrambling to get a house before they shut down the housing market.

人人争先恐后,就是为了赶在房地产市场关闭前买到房

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People saw the rising home prices; they thought they would rise forever; they were flocking in, trying to get into the housing market before it outpriced them.

人们见证了房价的飚升,人们预期房价将永远上涨,人们争先恐后抢购,生怕以后会更无力购买

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So, they rushed and bought houses.

所以大家争先恐后去买房

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