物业税或资本利得税有助于抑制投资性住房买卖。 此外，中国亟需一个全面及全国性的住房政策来确保住房价格在用家可以支付得起的水平，特别是对那些收入有限的家庭。
Part of the high cost of housing arises from an underdeveloped financial system, which makes housing one of the few alternatives to bank deposits as a store of value.