华东地区的杭州、厦门、福州3座大城市日前升级购房限制，这是抑制房价上涨的最新举措。
Three major cities in East China - Hangzhou, Xiamen and Fuzhou - have further tightened housing purchase restrictions in the latest bid to rein in rising prices.
杭州市宣布，自3月29日起，拥有一套及以上住房的本市户籍成年单身(含离异)人士，不可在市区范围内购买新建住房或二手住房。
Hangzhou announced that starting from March 29, single adults, including those who are divorced, who have a local "hukou" (permanent residence permits) and own at least one house, are not allowed to buy new apartments or second-hand houses in the city's urban area.
商业企业购买的房产满3年可上市交易。此外，户籍所在地为限购区域的，须提供居住满2年的证明方可买房。
Property that business enterprises have purchased are not tradable within the first three years. In addition, people who hold a hukou registered in the restricted areas must show evidence of residency for more than two years in order to buy property.
二套房最低首付比例提高至60%。在杭州名下无房但有住房贷款记录的，被视为二套房买家。
The minimum down payment for second homes are raised to 60%. Those who have no home in Hangzhou but have a housing-loan record are treated as second home buyers.
厦门市宣布，自3月29日起，非本市户籍居民如果想在该市购买180平米及以下商品住房，须提供近4年在该市连续缴纳3年个税或社保的证明。
Xiamen announced that starting from March 29, those without a local hukou must provide records that show they have paid income tax or social security payments for three consecutive years in the last four years if they want to buy a commercial residential house of or under 180 sq m in the city.
福州市宣布，自3月29日起，非本市户籍居民即便补缴个税或社保，也不能获得在该市5个主要城区购房的资格。
Fuzhou announced that starting from March 29, those without a local hukou, even if they have paid overdue income tax and social security payments, will not be qualified to buy a house in the five main urban districts.
福州市还将二套房最低首付比例提高至50%。
The city also raised the minimum down payment to 50% for second homes.
自今年3月份起，数十个二线城市及北京、上海周边城市也都采取了住房限购措施为房产市场降温。
From March, dozens of second-tier cities and cities neighboring Beijing and Shanghai have also made moves to limit housing purchases to cool property markets.