Hedge city is a safe, stable city with extremely high real estate values caused by foreign investors¹ buying properties as a hedge against instability in their own countries.

 

“对冲城市”是那些安全、稳定、房价高的城市，外国投资者会选择在这种城市购买房产，以避免自己国家投资不稳定造成的损失。

 

A hedge city is a place where wealthy people in booming but unstable² societies pile into local real-estate markets, driving up values. The typical hedge city is innocuous, offering privacy and seclusion³ as well as social and political stability.

 

繁荣发展但不稳定的国家的富人们会大量涌入“对冲城市”的房地产市场，从而催高房价。典型的“对冲城市”是安全无害的，拥有稳定的社会和政治环境，人们的隐私会受到保护，能够在城市中安静地生活。