There were roughly 29m house sales in the United States between 2004 and 2007, compared with 115m households, and anyone who bought before then is probably sitting on a nominal profit.

在2004至2007年间，房屋销售量大约为2900万套，而相比之下，在此之前就购房的1.15亿家庭来说，大概可坐享一份名义利润。

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Paul Marson of Lombard Odier, a private bank, says that "over the next five years, current elevated margins imply negative nominal net profit growth."

隆奥达亨银行的保罗马尔松说道：“现在的高利润率水平意味着未来五年名义净盈利会出现负增长。 ” 隆奥达亨银行是一家私营银行。

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There were roughly 29m house sales in the United States between 2004 and 2007, compared with 115m households, and anyone who bought before then is probably sitting on a nominal profit.

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