【读新闻学英语】一美元一套房的小镇了解一下?虽然便宜但要负责很多
2019年3月29日 15:04为什么这里的房子如此便宜?
Have you fancied entering the property market but found the million-dollar three-bedroom homes of Auckland are a stretch too far? One US city has decided to shake things up and is selling 522 homes for just US$1 (NZ$1.48).
您是否想过要进入房地产市场,但发现奥克兰价值数百万纽币的三居室房屋已经离你很远?一个美国城市已经决定撼动市场,并仅以1美元(约1.48纽币)的价格出售522套住房。
St Louis officials are looking to save their town from decay, with many homes needing renovation work. According to city officials, the 522 vacant single-family properties will be sold to bidders so long as they provide a detailed plan and budget to fix up the homes.
圣路易斯官员正在寻求让他们城镇免于腐烂的方法,许多家庭需要翻新工作。根据市政官员的说法,只要他们提供详细的计划和预算来安置房屋,522座控制的单户住宅将被出售给投标人。
decay:腐烂
In a guide to the program, the St Louis government says it is "always seeking new ways to sell more of the buildings that it owns”.
在该计划的指南中,圣路易斯政府表示,它“总是寻求新的方式来销售它所拥有的更多建筑物”。
"Purchasing city-owned property is an effective way to bring city properties back into productive and effective use and invest in the growth of neighbourhoods." The application itself costs $US25, and buyers are asked to obtain a $US250 insurance policy.
“购买城市房产是将这些房产重新投入生产和有效利用并投资于社区发展的有效方式。”买房申请的成本为25美元,并要求买家提供250美元的保险单。
They are required to pay for a "homeowners counselling class", which teaches them the logistics of owning a home. Owners will in total be spending about $400 before renovations begin.
他们需要支付“房主咨询课”的费用,该课程教导他们拥有房屋的流程。在装修开始之前,业主将花费大约400纽币。
counsel:咨询
Buyers will have 120 days to bring the exterior up to city code and 18 months to renovate the entire property. If they don't meet these requirements, the property will fall back into the city's hands.
买家将有120天的时间将外观修整至符合城市规则,18个月的时间来翻新整座物业。如果没能达到这些要求,该物业将重新回归城市所有。
renovate:翻新
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