This agreement is valid for one year and takes effect immediately after both parties sign and stamp on it and Party a pays bargainmoney to Party b.
本协议有效期一年，自双方签字盖章并于甲方向乙方支付订金之日起生效。
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Money that had been raised to buy distressed assets was also switched into safer ones when it became clear that bargain properties were not coming to market in great numbers (of which more below).