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[亚省新闻] Interest-rate fears, boom prices dampen desire for home-buying

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发表于 2007-4-3 06:55 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
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Ron Chalmers, The Edmonton Journal2 W/ g3 [( s$ i% Z1 i
Published: Tuesday, April 03, 2007
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. _0 [) }+ d* c% c  UEDMONTON - Most Albertans think this is a bad time to buy a house -- but a good time to buy major household items.
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# Q( B9 N: K2 \2 j# U- RLeger Marketing surveyed 900 Alberta consumers for PricewaterhouseCoopers, in February, asking about the economy.6 e. g! H$ A( f7 u
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Responses were compiled on a 200-point scale, with scores above 100 indicating optimism that conditions are good or will improve, and lower scores revealing pessimism that conditions are bad or will worsen.
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Is this a good time to buy a house in Alberta?5 k( a. L2 N0 y  ~

4 c( Q% C2 v6 T) \3 rNo, not according to the sample's composite score of 71, showing significant doubt.$ E4 M: o& n1 @7 n* K! O

( P& L& Q4 o9 c8 tLeger's report noted "the relatively pessimistic sentiment regarding interest rates, combined with the fact that the housing market in Alberta has boomed over the last two years."7 L: B, ?; @3 |/ J' T8 u

! F  \, N% O6 Z4 L( o+ HWhen asked specifically about interest rates, the sample scored 66, with a widely-shared belief that rates will rise.1 v: N" b9 I0 f* {' B% I

" [; O" g2 c  ~  \2 _A question about household incomes drew a score of 141, as most people expected incomes to rise.
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The sample scored 161 -- overwhelmingly affirmative -- when asked whether this is a good time to buy major household items "reflecting the fact that many Albertans are experiencing unprecedented levels of disposable income," the report said.3 t: D, ?( [$ S' d. _4 A+ B
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The prospect for future unemployment was highly optimistic at 127 -- although it's hard to imagine how unemployment could fall any lower.
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A related online survey of 420 Alberta business leaders similarly found optimism about fiscal conditions, current and future business conditions, and future unemployment -- all pushed by "the hot Alberta economy," the Leger report said./ s- V3 c/ V9 ~0 T3 }
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Among those several measures, it found that fiscal expectations were the least positive, "which may be attributed in part to the fact that Alberta has a new premier in place, creating uncertainty in relation to fiscal conditions if compared to the previous Klein administration.", @2 [1 O% c- s  U# F& j, h- R/ S- O1 c

: L- U! ?% Z& n: E, H) V$ rThe business sample, like the consumer sample, expected interest rates to rise.. Z! S7 C. C' I# w  n2 D/ b; {
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Barry James, PricewaterhouseCoopers' managing partner in Edmonton, urged borrowers to consider the risk of higher rates.
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. \0 i+ p. K8 t' e, C- P8 V7 u"If you're going to make a large spend, ask yourself what one or two or three more points would cost," he suggested.
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发表于 2007-4-3 11:23 | 显示全部楼层
thanks
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发表于 2007-4-4 08:35 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队 追求完美
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发表于 2007-4-4 10:26 | 显示全部楼层
怕怕,怕怕
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发表于 2007-4-4 14:25 | 显示全部楼层
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发表于 2007-4-4 22:35 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
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发表于 2007-4-5 19:47 | 显示全部楼层
能否翻译出来再发表?
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发表于 2007-4-6 22:17 | 显示全部楼层
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发表于 2007-4-7 08:29 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
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发表于 2007-4-9 02:12 | 显示全部楼层
There are certainly bad buys in good markets!
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发表于 2007-4-15 23:16 | 显示全部楼层
晕啊~~我看晕了~~~
4 J3 H. p( I) F             能否翻译出来再发表?
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