现在,由于房价下跌,一些人欠债比他们的房屋的价值还高。
Now, as those values fall, some people owe more than their home is worth.
而且,由于房价下跌无力刺激消费者支出及房屋建设,该指数看来很可能会在很长一段时间内保持低位。
And since falling housing prices won't do much to stimulate either consumer spending or homebuilding, it looks like a good bet that this index is going to stay at low levels for a good long time.
由于高价住宅的房价特别是在一度活跃的市场如加州下跌最快,Case - Shiller标准描绘的情景更为准确。
Since the price of expensive homes, particularly in once-fizzy markets such as California, is falling fastest, the Case-Shiller measure probably paints the more accurate picture.
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