· Housing and housing finance: At the root of the global financial crisis, the troubled US housing market continues to act as a millstone around the economy’s neck. The longer the problems persist, the greater the pressure on consumer and business sentiment, and the harder it is for the unemployed to find and relocate to new job opportunities.
· 房地产和房地产金融：萎靡不振的美国房地产市场是全球金融危机的根源，并仍然是经济的重负之一。房地产问题拖得越久，消费者和企业情绪的压力就越大，失业者找到和被配置到新就业机会的机会就越小。