最近的news really got me thinking ... why would the people's bank and financial supervision committee change this rule all of a sudden? I remember my aunt used to work in shanghai, she always talk about how hard it was to get a mortgage when you want to buy a house. she said it was like 50% down payment minimum ... so now its 30%? what's the reason behind this change? is the government trying to encourage more people to buy houses and become homeowners? or is there something else going on? I dont really understand why they would make such a big change...