That coupled with a surge in new ways to invest money have added up to a diminished interest in real estate as an investment. In other words, the people driving this round of house buying are those purchasing homes for their own use, rather than investors looking for a hedge against inflation or international speculators hoping to make a quick buck. The overall market has been growing steadily.
換句話說，這波房市熱潮的帶動者以購屋自用為主，既沒有因通貨膨脹一觸即發而吸引投資客買房保值，也沒有國際熱錢湧入的快速炒作，整體房市呈現出一種緩慢上揚的趨勢。