"Sir, what do you think of this villa? The previous owner had just been listed, and you were the first guest I ever received. This is one of the best houses in Nashee, there is no one. Only such a house is worthy of your noble status. ”

A middle-aged white man in his forties was talking to Zhong Shi, and when it came to Xingtou, he subconsciously wanted to go to Zhong Shi's side, but as soon as he took a step, he was stopped by the guards beside Zhong Shi with stern eyes. Embarrassed, he quickly looked away, but kept saying, "Here, please, I'll show you around this house." ”

This is Long Island, New York, which is an island in North America in the Atlantic Ocean, located on the east coast of North America, and belongs to the state of New York. Located in the north temperate zone, Long Island is surrounded by the sea on three sides, and the island is covered with forests, abundant rainfall, and a humid climate; Due to its oceanic climate, the summers are not hot and are considered one of the most habitable regions in the world. It is also an area where the wealthy gather, and many wealthy Americans, including foreign billionaires, have purchased real estate here.

Because of its proximity to Manhattan, there are many elite hedge funds who buy real estate here, and many hedge funds have set up their headquarters here, such as the famous Renaissance Technology. Along with New York and Greenwich, it is also known as the capital of the three major hedge funds in the United States.

At this time, it was already June of 07, after the complete defeat of the withered flower fund, Zhongshi began to lay out a tight gong and drum, and after more than half a year, a qiē arrangement can be regarded as an end. He had the time to come to the United States again to personally inspect the changes in the real estate market.

Nature. New York is basically not much possible to investigate, as the capital of the world, its housing prices have always been much higher than other cities in the United States, and there are many factors affecting housing prices in megacities, not just people in the financial circles, so Zhong Shi and others just took a look at it, asked the price of a few luxury houses, and then transferred to Long Island.

Allan. Anthony is one of the ace real estate agents in New York, specializing in the business of luxury real estate agents. Over the years, he has bought or sold homes from artists, movie stars, fund managers and even politicians, and he has built up a vast network of relationships. This made him more comfortable in the position of real estate agent.

On this day he received a phone call. There's a high roller looking to buy a home near Long Island and wants him to introduce a good home. Of course, a good listing is a home that is worth at least $500,000 or more. And in Allen's hand, there are a lot of such properties. Or even a mansion with a market value of tens of millions of dollars. He also has several sets waiting for sale.

When Alan first saw this "high roller". He regretted it a little in his heart, he was really careless, and originally thought it was an Asian customer. So I took him to Nassau County, where there is a large Asian ethnic group, and although the house here is expensive, it obviously can't keep up with the grandeur of this customer.

The pick-up and drop-off of three brand-new Mercedes-Benz S-Class, the front and rear huddles of more than five bodyguards, and an inconspicuous custom outfit, all show the other party's noble status and status. Although he couldn't tell the age of the person in front of him, Alan could clearly see that this guy was quite young.

I've seen a lot of people and things, Alan. Anthony had already developed a pair of sharp eyes, and after looking each other up and down, he had a general understanding of their wealth and status. Although he was very disdainful of this kind of pomp, Alan knew very well that he had met a "local tyrant", but the order of the visit had been arranged in advance, so even if he regretted it, it was not good to change anything.

Zhong Shi also felt helpless about the pomp and circumstance of Land Rover, he has always liked to keep a low profile. But this time when he came to the United States, he didn't know where he heard any rumors, and Land Rover had to follow in person, and he also selected a few people with the best marksmanship among his subordinates to follow, and turned the team of only two or three people into a large-scale inspection group.

In addition to Zhong Shi's personal dispatch, there was also a team led by Jiang Shan to Chicago, Maxim and a few analysts to Los Angeles, and two other groups of people to Boston and Houston respectively. These are all large cities in the United States, and although they do not encompass the entire picture of the U.S. home credit market, they can also reflect the volatility of the market to a certain extent.

Just yesterday, the U.S. Department of Commerce released the national housing start rate for June, which fell 5% from May and was about 658,000 units on a seasonally adjusted annualized basis.

Because the rate of new housing starts is closely related to finance, building materials, furniture, household appliances, employment and overall economic growth, this figure is closely watched by the market, although it is only an indicator of the activity of the construction industry.

In today's market, stocks, including many financial institutions, have fallen in different ways, and it is because of this number that they are triggered. However, some analysts pointed out that this is because the United States is about to enter the summer, and the severe heat has caused the housing start rate to plummet, which is seasonal, and there is no need to worry too much about the US real estate market or even the US economy.

Just this one Qiē and Allen. Anthony has nothing to do with it, his priority now is to receive this client well, and use his professionalism and eloquence to convince him to buy one or more properties, so that his handsome commission is just around the corner. Alan has secretly made up his mind that when introducing this property, he should not reveal more or stronger desire to recommend, and when it comes to the next mansion, he will use his three-inch tongue to convince the other party.

"This house has four bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, enough to open a small pie duì. There is also a basement where you can put some miscellaneous items, etc. The lawn in the backyard is big enough that you have absolutely no problem opening a barbecue pie on a regular basis, and you can even build another swimming pool if you need it. ”

In front of the floor-to-ceiling glass door, Alan said, pointing to a large lush backyard. I have to say that although it has been put up for sale, the lawn here is still very well maintained, and the bushes are neatly manicured. The grass has also been repaired, and it can be seen that it has not been well cared for for a long time.

The group just finished visiting the interior of the room, although it is a high-priced mansion, but the interior decoration is less glittering and more casual and romantic: the bright and pure white decoration style, the walls decorated with impression paintings, and the glass curtain wall that falls to the bottom are enough to let the sunlight fully shine into the master bedroom. Spacious, bright, warm and comfortable, this is the first impression.

What's even more commendable. The two-storey, front-and-back mansion with a combined front and back yard of more than 800 square meters is currently on sale for only $1.4 million. Converted into Hong Kong dollars, it is only about 10 million. In Hong Kong, if you want to win a mansion of such an area, it is impossible to do it without hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars.

In terms of transportation, it is also quite convenient. The train station is only 500 metres away. Even if it's by car. Downtown Manhattan can be reached in less than an hour. And most importantly. There are many Chinese here, and there are not too many obstacles to communication on weekdays. And because it is a rich area, the law and order are good. Not as messy as nearby Flushing.

Naturally, for such a house, Zhongshi is not eye-catching. And the biggest problem is that after the outbreak of the financial crisis, not to mention $1.4 million, even if it is cut in half, the offer of $700,000 may not be much appreciated. So despite the fact that Allen. Anthony spoke wildly, and Zhong Shi only kept a faint smile on his face, and only listened with two ears, and did not express his opinion or ask any questions.

However, Land Rover, who had been beside Zhong Shi all the time, became extremely excited after entering this house, scratching his ears and cheeks, looking left and right, not looking like a cold personal bodyguard. On several occasions when Alan talked about the merits of the house, he stopped talking and looked very interested.

Seeing that Zhong Shi only had a polite smile on his face, Alan chuckled in his heart, and knew that he was afraid that this house would not be able to enter the eyes of the other party. Although the Land Rover's watch was also in his sights, he didn't think that the high-roller's bodyguard could afford a similar house, so when the Land Rover was eager to try it several times, he avoided the gaze in time, and he didn't want to spend his time and energy on a trick.

"Dare I ask what happened to the previous owner of this house?" Listened to Alan. After Anthony babbling for a long time, Zhong Shi finally spoke, "I mean, do you know why he sold such a good house?" If it's really as good as you say. ”

Hearing the doubts in Zhong Shi's words, Allen. Anthony's expression was slightly embarrassed, and after the blush on his face flashed away, he returned to normalcy and said eloquently again: "Speaking of which, you really asked the right person. As far as I know, the original owner of this house was working on Wall Street, and later because of the failure of the investment, his life suddenly fell into an embarrassment, and he was forced to sell the house. ”

As soon as these words came out, Zhong Shi suddenly became interested, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he looked very interested, and then asked, "Investment failure?" Wow, that's a big problem. Frankly, I have a spare amount of money right now, and I've thought about investing it. But when you say that, the stakes seem great, can you tell me what the hell is going on? Let me be risk-averse too. ”

"So you're interested in investing?" Allen's face suddenly showed unexpected surprise. In fact, an ace broker like him can earn hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars in commissions every year, and financial management has naturally become inevitable. He has his own broker on Wall Street, and he is familiar with it on weekdays, and he often deals with people in the financial circle, and he seems to have become half a financial expert when he comes and goes, and he said to Zhong Shi unceremoniously: "Sir, if you really want to invest, I recommend that you never touch options." The owner of this room was planted on options, and he put all his net worth on CDS short options, and as a result, the prices of those options rose instead of falling. Not only did he not exercise, but he lost all of them, and he didn't even get back any costs, which was really miserable. Oh, by the way, maybe you don't know what CDS is, but it's actually ......."

Immediately afterwards, he didn't care whether the other party was interested or not, so he began to explain to Zhong Shi what CDS was according to his own understanding, and after talking dryly for most of the day, he was able to finish explaining, and at the end he didn't forget to ask Zhong Shi, "Got it?" ”

It turned out that during these months, the price volatility of the credit default guarantee for the mortgage increased significantly, and in this case, the original owner of the house decided that the time had come to invest, and after pledging the property, he borrowed a loan and put it all into a short option. Fortunately, he knows a little bit of financial knowledge and knows how to use options instead of buying related products directly, otherwise even the house will be confiscated by the bank.

"Has it spread to the middle class?" Zhong Shi touched his smooth chin, as if he was asking himself, and as if he was asking others, his voice was very low, and others only heard him mutter, but did not understand what was said. In the next moment, he came to his senses and said to Allen, who looked confused, "You explained it carefully enough, I understand, and you will never touch this thing." ”

Seeing the "sudden realization" expression on Zhong Shi's face, Alan smiled with satisfaction and said, "Sir, let's move on to the next location." You look at this house first, don't rush to make a decision, just give me an answer within half a month. ”

Zhong Shi nodded, didn't say anything more, and followed Eren outside. Land Rover naturally followed him without leaving him, but he slowed down noticeably as he stepped over the threshold. Zhong Shi, who had long been in full view of Land Rover's watch, smiled slightly, and said softly: "Take it easy, if you really want it, I'll give it to you." It's just that now is not the time, and as for when, you will know then. ”

Hearing Zhong Shi's words, Land Rover's originally reluctant expression immediately disappeared without a trace. He was most convinced by Zhong Shi's words, and naturally knew that the other party must have a deep meaning, so after looking back at the house, he strode out and never looked back.

Since the two spoke in the vernacular, Alan didn't understand it at all. However, after seeing the strange behavior of these two people, he suddenly chuckled in his heart, and subconsciously felt as if he had missed something.

However, the thought quickly passed through his mind, because what he was going to visit was a standard mansion on several acres, with an invincible sea view, and even a manor-style mansion dedicated to tennis courts, which he would highly recommend to Bell Stone. Of course, the price is not expensive, $15 million. (To be continued......)

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