“住房抵押”常见的英文表达是 “housing mortgage” 或 “home mortgage” 。
housing mortgage:更侧重于从整体住房概念角度描述抵押行为,在涉及房地产金融、政策文件等较为正式、专业的语境中较为常用。例如:The government has introduced new policies to regulate the housing mortgage market.(政府出台了新政策来规范住房抵押市场。)
home mortgage:语气更口语化、日常化,在日常交流、一般新闻报道等场景中经常使用。例如:We're thinking about taking out a home mortgage to buy a bigger house.(我们正在考虑申请住房抵押贷款来买一套更大的房子。 )