Part of the issue concerns rising levels of leverage within the sector, raising the risk of knock-on effects through the financial system from any slump in real estate sales and prices.

一部分问题与房地产行业中的杠杆水平日益上升有关，这加大了房地产销量和价格一旦大幅下滑将通过金融体系造成连锁效应的风险。

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The financial leverage of companies has straight negative effects, and presents relevant relations with companies' value.

公司财务杠杆具有正负效应，并与企业价值呈相关关系。

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Banks are busy reducing leverage and shoring up their capital, and the effects of both are cascading through the financial markets.

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