SHANGHAI, CHINA - MARCH 14: Visitors view housing models during the Shanghai Spring Real Estate Market at the Shanghai Exhibition Center on March 14, 2008 in Shanghai, China. The market held from March 14 to 17, attracted more than 100 real estate enterprises. According to figures released by the National Development and Reform Commission on January 31, housing prices continued to soar in China with the average housing price in China's 70 large- and medium-sized cities rising 10.2 percent in the fourth quarter of 2007, comparing the same period of 2006. Getty Images logo Getty Images 15 months ago

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MARCH 14: Visitors view housing models during the Shanghai Spring Real Estate Market at the Shanghai Exhibition Center on March 14, 2008 in Shanghai, China. The market held from March 14 to 17, attracted more than 100 real estate enterprises. According to figures released by the National Development and Reform Commission on January 31, housing prices continued to soar in China with the average housing price in China's 70 large- and medium-sized cities rising 10.2 percent in the fourth quarter of 2007, comparing the same period of 2006.

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