AT TOP Town estate, in a city of skyscrapers that has sprouted from corn fields east of Beijing, spruikers swear there has never been a better time to buy.

• 在北京城东玉米地里拔地而起的一片摩天高楼“上上城”地产，售楼人员发誓再也没有比现在更好的时间买房子了。