The affluent class in China usually have two houses

时间：2007-08-16 06:04:58

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Chinanews, Beijing, Aug 15 – A recent report on the life of the affluent1 class in China shows that 65% of the affluent families in China buy two houses and 83% of them own a villa2 as their second house.

 

The MasterCard International released the report in Beijing on Monday.

 

The affluent class consists of people living in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. According to this report, the normal affluent class are those whose family income reaches 25,000-50,000 US dollars a year while the super affluent class are those whose family income exceeds 50,000 US dollars a year.

 

The report finds that most rich people bought their second house at around 2002, when there were not many investing channels in China. Buying house, therefore, became an appropriate way of making investment. In recent years, however, as more and more investing channels appear in the market, many rich people tend to choose other investing methods. Some of them buy mutual3 funds while some buy the various financial management products launched by banks. As more and more investment products appear in the market, rich people are not as enthusiastic as before about buying houses, said Wang Yuehun, chief economic consultant4 at MasterCard's Asia-Pacific region.

 

The report shows that 26% of the rich people have bought three houses, with the average floor space of their third house reaching 184 square meters. In addition, 8% of the rich people buy four houses and most of them bought it at around 2004.

 
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1 affluent 9xVze     
adj.富裕的，富有的，丰富的，富饶的
参考例句：
  • He hails from an affluent background.他出身于一个富有的家庭。
  • His parents were very affluent.他的父母很富裕。
2 villa xHayI     
n.别墅，城郊小屋
参考例句：
  • We rented a villa in France for the summer holidays.我们在法国租了一幢别墅消夏。
  • We are quartered in a beautiful villa.我们住在一栋漂亮的别墅里。
3 mutual eFOxC     
adj.相互的，彼此的；共同的，共有的
参考例句：
  • We must pull together for mutual interest.我们必须为相互的利益而通力合作。
  • Mutual interests tied us together.相互的利害关系把我们联系在一起。
4 consultant 2v0zp3     
n.顾问；会诊医师，专科医生
参考例句：
  • He is a consultant on law affairs to the mayor.他是市长的一个法律顾问。
  • Originally,Gar had agreed to come up as a consultant.原来，加尔只答应来充当我们的顾问。

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