Homebuyers nationwide are watching housing prices go up, up, and up. "How high can they go?" is the question on everyone's lips.

It's crazy, "said Tim, who is looking for a house near the beach. "In 1993, I bought a two-bedroom house in Venice for $70，000. My friends thought then that I was overpaying. Five years later, I had to move. I sold it for $230，000, which was a nice profit. Last year, the exact same house was for sale for S510,000!

It is a seller’s market. Homebuyers feel like they have to offer at least 10% more than the asking price. Donna, a new owner of a one-bedroom house in Venice Beach, said, "That's what I did. I told the owner that whatever anyone offers you, I'll give you $20,000 more, under the table, so you don' t have to pay your realtor(房地产经纪人) any of it. I was tired of looking.”

Tim said, "Whether you decide to buy or decide not to buy, you still feel like you made the wrong decision. If you buy, you feel like you overpaid. If you don't buy, you want to kick yourself for passing up a great opportunity.”

Everyone says the bubble has to burst sometime, but everyone hopes it will burst the day after they sell their house. Even government officials have no idea what the future will bring. "All we can say is that, inevitably, these things go in cycles," said the state director of housing. "What goes up must come down But, as we all know, housing prices always stay up a little higher than they go down. So you can’t lose over the long run. Twenty years down the road, your house is always worth more than you paid for it.”

If you are planning to take a trip across the United States， and are eager for a hotel， here are four economic ones for you to choose from．

Motel 6 Downtown

Neighboring the Golden Gate Bridge， it's one of the most popular motels in San Francisco with enough free parking spaces．

Check in： 3： 00 p． m． with passports and credit card．

Check out： before 12： 00 noon．

Price for 1 night per room： ﹩140 for two adults， free of charge for two children．

Pets not permitted in．

Tel： 77345984

The Opera Inn

Located in the art district， it's close to the Opera House， with chances to take part in various cultural activities．

Check in： 4： 00 p．m． with passports and credit card．

Check out： before 11： 00 am．

Price for 1 night per room： ﹩179 for two adults， free of charge for one child． No extra bed．

Pets not permitted in．

Tel： 77345244

Amsterdam Hotel

Located in downtown San Francisco， it's a clean and tidy cheap hostel， with only eight minutes' walk to the Chinatown．

Check in： 3：00 p． m， with passports and credit card．

Check out： before 10： 00 a．m．

Price for 1 night per room： ﹩ 106 for two adults， free of charge for two children．

Pets not permitted in

Tel： 72346654

Van Ness Inn

Neighboring the blue sea， it has a quiet beautiful environment． It's a best choice for those who are tired of the noisy downtown．

Check in： 1： 00 p． m． with passports and credit card．

Check out： before 11： 00 a．m．

Price for 1 night per room：﹩118 for two adults，﹩5 for one child

Pets not permitted in

Tel： 72346664．

Aava Whistler Hotel

Star Ratings：★★★

Location: Whistler

Rooms：192

Stay at the Aava Whistler Hotel and experience a great vacation．The Aava Whistler Hotel is within minutes from over a hundred shopping malls, and restaurants．It also has a great number of recreational facilities, including swimming, diving and even skiing．Hotel services include 24-hour reception, laundry and room service．Guests can stay in cozy rooms equipped with air conditioning, bathroom and television．From CN￥496 per night．

Best Western Cairn Croft Hotel

Star Ratings：★★★

Location: East Lundy's Lane

Room：166

Relax and unwind at the Best Western Cairn Croft Hotel．This resort-style hotel is located just minutes from the airport．At this hotel, guests can enjoy a large number of recreational facilities, including children's activities, sightseeing and a swimming pool．Business travelers can also take advantage of spacious meeting and banqueting facilities for hosting corporate events．All rooms come with basic amenities（便利设施）．From CN￥439 per night．

Clarion Hotel& Suites Downtown Montreal

Star Ratings：★★★

Location: Montreal．

Rooms：266

Conveniently located just 20 minutes from the airport, the Clarion Hotel& Suites Downtown Montreal is a moderately-priced three-star hotel that provides services to both business and leisure travelers．The Clarion has spacious meeting facilities and modern business centers for business travelers．It has a sauna and a whirlpool where guests can relax．All rooms come with basic amenities, including cable TV and a kitchenette．From CN￥553 per night．

Delta-Bow: Valley Hotel

Star Ratings：★★★

Location: Calgary

Rooms：398

The Delta Bow-Valley Hotel is located a couple of blocks north of Olympic Plaza, east of James Short Park, and north-east of the Petro-Canada Centre．Apart from business and recreational services such as a business center, a fitness center and a restaurant, all rooms in the Delta come with a mini-bar and in-house movies．From CN￥1, 227 per night．