"At present there are prices but no market" says one Pate resident, as real-estate transactions erode prices. Yet advance property sales cannot stop without protests from customers who have already made their commitments. All that the construction companies can do is to offer compensation in such shapes as fitted bathrooms in the hope that there will still be customers at the door.
「現在房地是有價無市」，一位八德鄉民說，房地產交易呈疲軟價格；但預售屋價格卻回不了頭，否則會遭前幾批購買者抗議，建商只好以贈送衛浴設備等方式，希望還有顧客上門。