Women make the decision in buying a house

时间：2007-08-14 06:06:35

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Chinanews, Beijing, Aug 11 – People usually think that men are often connected with real estate industry. However, in Xi'an, salespeople1 have come to learn that women play an important role in making decisions about house purchase. In Xi'an, 60% of the families that buy a house rely on the lady to make the decision. A recent survey conducted among single women also shows that 80% of the female respondents plan to buy a house for themselves before marriage. It seems that women now become the major consumers in real estate market, CCTV international channel reported.

 

Most women love to have a house of their own and to decorate the house in a way they like. The house might not be very large. Yet it should be big enough to contain all the dainty things that women like. It could even be a used house, as long as it has a suitable room for the lady to stay alone to enjoy her privacy2.

 

All women, married or unmarried, would like to buy a house once they can afford to. A survey shows that most of such women house buyers are intellectuals living in cities, aged3 25-35 and full of vigor4. They might represent the mainstream5 of city women in future.

 

In a recent online survey, more than half of the female respondents agree that “if ever I become rich, the first thing I want to buy is a 'house.'” For women living in modern society, buying a house is no different from buying things like cosmetics6, perfume, or pretty clothes. If they can afford to buy something they like, they will just buy it.

 

In family house purchase, it is often the women who make the final decision. In many Chinese families, women decide how to spend the family income. Even if the husband pays the money, the decision is still made by the wife. “If I happen to buy a house she doesn't like, or if I don't buy the house she favors, I might still lose in the end since my wife will have a lot of ways to make me change my mind,” many husbands claim.

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1 salespeople xjuz25     
n.售货员，店员；售货员( salesperson的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • The shop usually employs additional salespeople for the Christmas toy trade. 这家商店通常雇一些临时售货员来做圣诞节玩具生意。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • Under our new system, salespeople sit down with each of our dealers. 根据新的制度，销售人员应逐个地同承销商洽商。 来自辞典例句
2 privacy 5Q3xC     
n.私人权利，个人自由，隐私权
参考例句：
  • In such matters,privacy is impossible.在这类事情中，保密是不可能的。
  • She wept in the privacy of her own room.她在自己房内暗暗落泪。
3 aged 6zWzdI     
adj.年老的，陈年的
参考例句：
  • He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
  • He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。
4 vigor yLHz0     
n.活力，精力，元气
参考例句：
  • The choir sang the words out with great vigor.合唱团以极大的热情唱出了歌词。
  • She didn't want to be reminded of her beauty or her former vigor.现在，她不愿人们提起她昔日的美丽和以前的精力充沛。
5 mainstream AoCzh9     
n.（思想或行为的）主流；adj.主流的
参考例句：
  • Their views lie outside the mainstream of current medical opinion.他们的观点不属于当今医学界观点的主流。
  • Polls are still largely reflects the mainstream sentiment.民调还在很大程度上反映了社会主流情绪。
6 cosmetics 5v8zdX     
n.化妆品
参考例句：
  • We sell a wide range of cosmetics at a very reasonable price. 我们以公道的价格出售各种化妆品。
  • Cosmetics do not always cover up the deficiencies of nature. 化妆品未能掩饰天生的缺陷。

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