In an online survey of people's 10 biggest grievances, conducted by the Research, Development and Evaluation Commission in late November 2009, "the cost of urban housing" ranked first. Although the government has since taken several steps to "exert downward pressure," the price of housing has in fact only risen higher.
2009 年 11 月底，由研考會進行的「10 大民怨」網路民調中，「都會地區房價過高」位居第一，之後雖經政府幾波「低調打壓」，房價依然居高不下。