伦敦市中心的房产正在经历一波折价，卖家在英国脱欧公投之后纷纷放弃之前的要价。
Central London homes are undergoing a wave of discounting as sellers give up on their previous asking prices after the Brexit vote.
研究公司LonRes提供的数据显示，在公投之后的12天里，降低要价的房产数量比之前12天猛增163%。
The number of cuts to asking prices surged by 163 per cent in the 12 days following the referendum compared with the 12 days beforehand, according to figures from LonRes, a research firm.
然而，降价未能刺激销售：在伦敦30个最中心的邮区里，成交数量较公投前下降18%，较1年前下降43%。数据显示，接到买家报价的房产也有所减少，公投之后较公投前减少32%。这是反映脱欧公投对房产市场冲击的第一批数据。
However, the cuts have failed to stimulate more sales: completions fell by 18 per cent from before the referendum, and were down 43 per cent on a year earlier, in the capital’s 30 most central postal districts. Homes under offer also declined, dropping 32 per cent from the pre-referendum period to the days afterwards, according to the figures, which are among the first to reflect the impact of the Brexit vote.
数据表明，脱欧公投导致卖主们认输，伦敦高端房产市场已至少低迷了18个月。“如果有人必须现在卖房，他们不得不接受折扣才行，”LonRes的董事总经理安东尼•佩恩(Anthony Payne)说。
The numbers suggest the referendum has prompted vendors to concede defeat in the midst of a downturn that has affected the market in high-end London homes for at least 18 months. “If someone needs to sell now, they are going to have to take a bit of a discount,” said Anthony Payne, managing director at LonRes.
然而，佩恩表示，降价将帮助市场达到这样一个水平：在买卖双方就价格长期僵持之后，买方返回谈判桌。“人们或许会回来，认为自己此时行动将略微更加物超所值。每当市场下跌时，都会出现一种咬痕，买家在这时会说，‘在这个价位买入，我不会被房价下跌套牢。’”
However, the price cutting would help the market to reach a point at which buyers return to the fray after a long stand-off between buyers and sellers over pricing, added Mr Payne. “People may come back in thinking they are getting slightly better value for money. Whenever markets fall, there is a bite mark at which buyers say, ‘at that price I am insulated from price falls’.”
英国皇家特许测量师学会(Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors)的数据显示，其成员报告称，自从脱欧公投之后，全国住房市场交易活动显著下滑。
Across the country, surveyors have reported a marked drop in activity in the housing market since the Brexit vote, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
伦敦最富裕地区——许多房主来自海外——的房地产代理报告称，有些潜在买家变得犹豫起来，因为他们对脱欧公投之后的未来签证条件感到担忧。
Estate agents in London’s wealthiest districts, where many homeowners are from overseas, have reported some prospective buyers thinking again as they worry over future visa conditions after the referendum.
但他们表示，那些本币与美元挂钩、可以从英镑贬值中获利的投资者，突然对伦敦房产产生了极大的兴趣。自脱欧公投以来，英镑兑美元汇率已下跌了11%。
But they say there has also been a surge in interest from investors whose home currencies are dollar-denominated and who can benefit from the drop in sterling. The pound has shed 11 per cent against the dollar since the vote.