Much of this informal finance is either secured against property or invested in it.

大部分地下金融对房地产或者投入其中的资金都不安全。

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Second, some countries, such as America and Britain, want to rebalance their economies away from finance and property.

第二，一些国家比如美国和英国，想要实现经济再平衡，使其不再被金融和房产主宰。

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Jobs have evaporated, particularly in construction, property and finance; the unemployment rate is 12%.

一部分工作凭空消失，在建筑业，房地产和金融业尤为明显，失业率为12%。

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"The huge number of aspiring homeowners will never be able to find this kind of deposit, " said Neil Ryner, director of the property finance group, Ryner and Partners.

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It has also affected confidence among mortgage borrowers, the ability of companies to borrow against property to finance investment, and the ability of property developers and speculators to repay their existing loans.

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Much of the weakness, particularly in Spain, is down to struggling firms in property and finance, which suggests that the credit crunch and the deflating house-price bubble are taking a broader toll.

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