"Even with these high prices, you're still finding a high return for individuals who are bright and motivated." he says.

“即使在这样高额费用下，你会发现那些聪明、积极的人仍然可以找到高回报。”他说。

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A more striking finding is that America's housing bust has taken prices back to their long-run average value against rents.

更惊人的发现是，美国房地产泡沫的破裂将房价拉回原来该比率的长期平均值。

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Would-be buyers are finding it hard to raise finance, because banks are worried that prices will fall and are demanding heftier deposits.

潜在购房者发现很难筹集资金，因为担心房价会下跌，银行开始要求更多的存款。

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Rising mortgage rates make it more difficult to afford a house, and thus may delay home prices from finding a floor.

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When it comes, we will not see a steep drop off in oil supply but a so-called "undulating plateau" with oil companies responding to rising prices by finding new and novel ways to wring more oil out of the ground.

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But in the meantime, the tax may well lead to higher drug prices and shrinking budgets for finding new drugs.

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