It's not just temperatures that are skyrocketing in China this summer- house prices are soaring along with the mercury. So much so in fact, that the national government is promising some measure of relief for the middle class in the form of more government-assisted housing.
BON's Tony Zhou has more on how some lucky families are benefiting from affordable housing …
The topic of housing prices arouses huge interest - and quite a bit of anger too. Previously here on BON we've looked at the growing discontent amongst the so-called "sandwich class" – those not poor enough to qualify for affordable housing but nowhere near rich enough to buy their own property.
Well some of that anger became evident recently when a frustrated young university graduate turned to direct action. He also became something of a folk hero on the Internet when he threw a pair of sneakers at a prominent real estate tycoon delivering a speech on the housing market.