 鲜花( 1)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
http://www.edmontonsun.com/Busin ... 11/3299288-sun.html
" b9 S+ x. [, Y# y; G# D7 D- h0 {# ~
- ]9 V0 h) V$ A Inside CANOE.CAAutonetC-HealthCanoe LiveCNEWSDatingHome & GardenJam! ShowbizJobboomLifewiseMoneyNewsstandSLAM! SportsTechnologyTravelWHAM! GamingEn Français------------Free E-MailAuctionsClassified Extrashop.canoe.caRSSFeedbackIndex------------BlogsConcertsCrosswordEcardsHoroscopesLotteriesMovie ListingsMutual FundsNewslettersObituaries TodayScoreboardSports TickerStocksSUN TVTV ListingsWeather
) ]! y( a" ~5 u P3 Z# @ ; r) [3 f+ x- K# v/ s6 }: ]
|) A5 X) O: r6 z9 T, F% }& m
" |+ F5 ^4 C Q& b8 o: j. r
- ^- }& j5 O$ a2 P$ g: N# L0 J) r# U7 n) A3 U5 G: \/ i5 z) Y
$ h$ u+ N+ A0 z' ]2 q/ {! p- G2 @ Thu January 11, 2007 www.edmontonsun.com
2 s- Z A7 W- @8 ?! b# N2 z" Mmailbag@edmsun.com+ M+ ?) h2 w; g4 h/ c% m
, g/ Y% B5 y8 g W: n$ I0 u& N
8 L" g( l% s* W8 N* P! U% _ {
* z& e1 Z6 J6 c+ Y A8 I/ J" u
( u2 R4 R8 H. T: Y; j9 j! v& f! k i7 |5 R1 h' o& v' r
. w6 F! O% Z# r- ]! ^8 |* ^ In Tomorrow's PaperGet the latest Oilers news every day in Sports. Or check our Oilers homepage here./ t5 E7 X7 E: Q$ O T$ O
! p' V( \8 x* t. x: P, X
7 I- l5 O0 V& [; Q0 ? 9 y' d2 W0 `; Z8 ~6 j! ?, q" S# {
; U. T2 S3 I0 I' ]. N3 {- N4 A 4 w6 |" |' P! @' ]2 U3 g
& k7 c' S. w. \- q) b, k' ~
0 p* T/ y, V4 z7 \ @0 e
" M5 t6 b9 D9 b- p
2 }: G% j3 E' w- s% J3 \) h( tCurrent Conditions4 E8 Z, l$ N* N5 b9 ~' d- S
9 N( _2 M' A8 J
Mostly cloudy
4 i+ J# S& Q Z7 m: d-22oC " n7 N, x6 [5 u! J
+ f3 F6 y$ H/ `
Full Forecast; @3 E5 R, ^/ b( }. d6 I, r
0 p, q$ {. ^2 C$ {# x% k4 j: g' s
. S4 E0 ]9 N3 a8 E
( V" [! | h2 v8 h2 Z! N: i- I! V3 k
# y& P4 \) p$ Z! |2 {' b, a- V& d % {8 {* U7 t: i: w2 L! h% w
; [, X& Z) ^( w2 b
) F$ ]7 K; S( D* O" x1 M6 E
' }. y8 P7 J! Z. v# r
% N+ J) ?' z( k6 Z! R
: g* E4 T9 T) X/ C7 rHome
" P5 x- y% v% D7 l2 _/ VNews
4 h4 u' r) X5 Q3 ?' N/ ^2 PSports2 R4 n% O* o$ J/ J$ _
Photo Galleries
) {$ x- A/ _- o, rEntertainment2 T( j5 O6 ^2 U' F7 x" n% }) u
Opinion/Comment* Q( p1 u* |. }' E6 Q: K
Columnists
5 z D+ B3 J) Y. nLifestyle
0 K" X: R* B2 V- a0 g: iBusiness
5 c! i' c4 O( y9 o3 YColumnists* e( Z0 N6 x' W. }" S
News
' ?1 s6 k* U9 v' M9 G* AWho's Suing3 u4 J2 O W7 o' c, F
eBay Eccentric+ @* i( _$ Q2 P2 ]
- ?# D" q2 ?( b" E; o
Contests & More 5 I: a0 R/ Z: I
u8 H9 ]5 M" j/ }5 X2 Z6 z) M
& B" T$ u8 M8 S- J: o
- o1 v3 v2 t3 {. a, |+ g
t9 `7 Y: h" [: ^, o8 fName
9 B( v1 U! Y0 F# g8 YCity ' v0 [! h6 y9 W& H- x
|+ k' i$ Z# |3 v2 G# P" }
; j0 G) N1 g- B1 ? 3 M8 |: }: }7 v, b( I
3 {6 Q, W! B; j$ n0 P5 i/ w* A
8 O6 z9 x; K6 j* d4 |% W, |% t$ c/ h7 x( S& n
' `+ f! R) a3 _& {
( t! J F4 h9 D
$ \8 G6 D+ [0 N. x6 i9 Q2 S
Snow Scene% m) i9 |7 p5 x" k8 @0 C
Blogs+ m9 T. n. c1 @" I; d4 n
Papercuts Podcast0 W* r" T6 u1 e* {& L
First Light, s; k0 P6 b7 B9 N1 q5 h
5 G" H. w( a' j* _- F, l2 u
( r8 b3 M9 N: z; L/ v$ k0 C/ }+ q
, P( S# a% z) P! ~6 O7 ~
' l5 l0 i/ L1 G; R, |) R# D5 k& M5 y; l) ^+ S# M! k
% J/ S: g: y+ b% Z6 `
- w z% Q& I0 v. K9 o
# ^6 y3 e% Y5 ?+ P3 e( D+ \Active Edmonton% K& m1 _0 x9 k' h% F( y
Colleges & Uni's
% z2 X. Y- _+ {1 MCurling Guide2 J5 b, V4 E) \8 o7 _
Manufacturing Works! }' H# Q4 q4 W$ C0 \; s$ c
Swimsuit Edition
9 Z/ i% R7 V$ \. Z. M f/ C/ oOn The Outskirts
9 v$ \9 g: [3 j8 g" [+ y! hCoupon Book2 u0 T$ u3 T0 O2 b% W' S
Home Design8 c1 T0 T" H$ { v
Travel Tips: B+ `$ \( n+ a' H
Police Beat. {! N* t1 w3 A$ }1 j
Pets On Parade
J. O A+ s4 y# p$ Q' iLook & Feel
! Y' s" T" ?2 z4 HNeighbourhoods4 x; l+ a7 y# t" ] B: }
Autonet Section 1 G K# T! e6 ]; F) Z
. ?' M1 o2 b* F; u0 D4 @ 5 U4 H4 x, E1 t- C4 e8 X
& L. U1 K1 C, _9 H; ~# o) [
/ ?8 q6 D3 @3 s+ D8 c# ?
! Y( l+ z4 m" v- V0 U% p) g5 t% n# ^
3 f5 E5 ~! X4 z! N! m# v' [
2 y( f$ R8 A9 F1 p. K% ~1 N2 L* z* E! _8 }4 O# k5 f0 F6 q# z! ]8 b0 y
Classified Extra4 U( k# X$ b5 q. X0 K
Jobboom 7 C4 b1 v6 J* I F' A! f! f
Autonet$ L7 c( v8 ^( Y( ?8 x' T+ j
Dating ( ^- r# r& q' B8 P
6 j- R% o) \! \, j
0 o1 ~ U: d! j! m7 I
( ? A+ c4 Z0 \ F7 ]+ u SUNshine Girl
& M* @$ T% p/ W& }) q4 e* X
& k9 {" L4 R) H5 j7 J8 e * N7 R$ W9 G/ O% k' e S: L6 n' ~3 c
+ i) F2 Y4 T* K |1 f4 ]" w; o
. W: u0 w' l( ]# D& j5 W
- r" u9 Y& k, C* d+ n
7 J! t$ d5 D9 d$ J- s. V! ~3 dYour Health
" N7 a. r5 M W5 \- vTrends
3 Q4 K! O# Q3 IEat7 v# l8 o1 ]' y2 L) _7 A( U! P' r
Sex Files
! O$ i% ^7 I. J2 Y5 v# |' pDIY
! ^5 l" a4 D2 u! K: D! l5 d1 f' ]Gadgets4 i) S6 E! ^" N1 l. K
Lotteries1 ^+ F$ _) q5 [# q
Comics
# m' ?* U- A3 v9 T: ^# MCrossword
% z6 ?, _+ {, f) j: NHoroscopes0 K' ?) D6 L/ y+ o! h/ [
TV Listings
: E0 W0 i8 e) m9 A0 }0 ?Movie Listings * @" |/ O: B$ y9 [
' g) r5 ]; l# J6 k! q5 N7 R# C% P/ E3 j3 m3 l0 B, w
: d% v' e" v* ~% a- x
2 t" q* c1 C% a5 T8 i
7 J* f% J' q( F! n $ N& K: F W( T: C1 Z" @5 I
3 E+ @9 `( L3 ^; \/ ~
4 U! d& J+ l/ b6 F
Mobile p6 y4 j9 N/ z0 ], z
Sun Underground/ a$ H( g5 b2 S) _( s
Subscriptions
: V0 H9 x) P5 S* d& zAdvertising# _' ]' ?0 }$ ~5 H
News Research
& ~6 N% D% `- b2 Q4 XAbout Us- E$ L7 R, x8 m# j
Employment
# |* B/ L2 b7 O# U- q" }9 [Contact Us
+ N! G C/ W4 A. x' [2 |# O: G+ ]4 p. pPrivacy Policy # h ^# v. m# n6 j) E* @
. d) b8 i/ j0 h# d r9 P/ |" n+ |# Z- ?
8 N- ~6 f# c& _/ Q9 ]7 ]
: h& w# x8 f2 L1 [% o
7 n( F- Y3 j- AThu, January 11, 2007
7 x; ~4 ]% h1 V, [) P( t4 A' [# k6 F; P3 ~' J6 j
Price is still rightEdmonton Real Estate Board president expects a 15% climb in 2007* X6 d7 k% Q& g- W! `. s* J% v
By NEIL WAUGH, EDMONTON SUN
' D+ ~0 B; U1 [
( N. k/ t5 g5 E0 J$ M# P 5 N/ J5 r2 H* u" m
3 R' v6 G' r' w' X3 y; Y
. B* s/ q) _ L5 |! M3 M
They're changing the guard down at the Edmonton real estate palace. c. [7 \# t* G S6 d* ^: Q
5 B# S' r+ D2 ^& {# ~2 N+ mMadeline Sarafinchan is out. Carolyn Pratt is taking over the Edmonton Real Estate Board president's gavel - the kind of blunt instrument that some realtors, I suspect, would like to use on ComFree Edmonton upstart Travis Holowach. More on that later.
1 c% j; O; z) b9 o7 t) h4 T" q9 S* a0 c1 r
But first, the EREB president's bold predictions and fearless forecasts.
% J' S) f/ S3 \8 t
3 r- X6 }, w4 V2 q8 oDon't expect a repeat of last year's housing boom where condo and single family dwelling prices spiked an incredible 52%. Pratt is now calling for a more modest increase of 15%. 6 [1 X$ I% g$ |! U
2 o) ^. B8 n7 S% W$ Q
'CONTINUED DEMAND' # X+ h" ^1 |; y* S/ f3 J: v% J! F
, U6 z5 a5 j% a& u+ g2 d3 \
; W$ ^: y# v7 R- q) Q
, {% F& k' _7 m E5 v"We feel the increase will come because there will be continued demand, consumer confidence, a very robust economy and low interest rates," Pratt whooped at the EREB's New Year's kick-off conference at the Westin. "All the factors are there for another terrific year."
( V8 V% M: T) Y% |. a6 Y3 e: z* C1 J% G5 ~! N6 R
She predicted that the total number of residential sales isn't expected to increase in 2007 - despite thousands of pot-of-gold seekers still flocking to the capital region from across the country as Ontario continues to sputter. % v6 l- l- C8 S3 y1 B
! B e+ A) [& R% L$ @# [0 Y4 h"There just won't be enough houses to sell," she sighed.
4 o% A: q9 o! H( V0 t3 U' E
* K' u; H& ~1 U1 b9 w: C, eCanada Mortgage and Housing Corporation senior analyst Richard Goatcher was also talking a good-news-bad-news scenario at the board meeting.
. V0 ^) [, U, U
0 c2 z9 b: s o# f"The big issue is, are we going to see continued in-migration into the city with the volumes we had last year?" Goatcher said. His expectation is "somewhat less."
- E9 Y" L2 z+ q1 L7 q$ Q$ ]- Q
Still, total new-house starts will be "fairly similar" to last year's pace. 2006 turned out to be a record year. So was 2005. But Goatcher is predicting a 5% decrease in house starts.
; U8 T0 W- e* s$ D& C; u( d0 L% K: |1 ]7 f' t+ a5 U) D
"A lot of it is due to capacity issues," he said. Developers are running out of serviced lots in some areas. Some homebuilders "got a little overstretched" during last year's house-building frenzy.
; p2 w" ?4 l5 Y* A( W6 c" B B
3 [6 F& Y o9 | R7 S"There are too many shortages in the system," he shrugged. % t! B6 L% ~0 `3 s
# m' L" G% j# M0 X& P- Z8 ]
"But it's still going to be very, very strong," he quickly added, with the average new-home selling price ramping up by 20%.
7 ]/ [; A. j K, E8 x w6 W' ?2 l% P1 Z
NO PRICE BOOM REPEAT ! y5 S5 x+ L: ~$ B" b8 u T
1 M. s2 r1 Y! N/ KHe also doesn't see a repeat of the 2006 price boom in the resale market, which he described as "unsustainable." $ T; J/ B1 c0 p' W7 B; z2 X
2 ^% k+ W L5 B* w/ A6 I3 l/ ~& ]1 F2 ?
Expect a more gentle 10% increase - mainly because many potential buyers are now being priced out of the market - even with zero down payment and 40-year mortgages.
6 H( a5 f& K, G1 d
* j# S# v7 F' O* n) fOver at ComFree Edmonton, president Travis Holowach was also celebrating what he described as a "steaming red hot" real estate market, and another "record-setting" year for his commission-free real estate service. ( _0 Q1 R+ I! c" g2 h! A
2 _4 y, c: h3 Y% H2 I7 _His 2006 wind-up report shows 4,375 total sales and 5,721 new listings, up 74% from 2005 - clearly sucking up a lot of the inventory that would otherwise have gone to an EREB realtor. 5 T% ^- c) k4 X: g/ L
5 ] M. w6 D- b' {"Our growing presence in the marketplace is having a strong impact on the competition," Holowach winked.
( A& U# l8 B( W; A
( M, ]; h# m2 k( ySo strong that the Alberta Real Estate Association launched a complaint with Alberta Government Services claiming ComFree was bending the truth about its market share. ! i$ r! M, p8 [: r- B& d, {
) a+ _2 j- \9 X u! E+ XYesterday ComFree was still claiming 30% share of the residential market. And "commissions saved" of $82 million from his sell-it-yourself operation. Which, of course, is what the battle is really all about. ' A/ k+ ~8 p& L
* H. b" N, n# N0 K* \"We do 95% of the sales in the real estate market," Pratt countered.
# D! V, w* o5 Z! E; ]0 _! s2 J. T3 {
/ _; q$ z: c% c! ~3 M1 F- q8 BLet the good times roll.
# _7 l# v6 g2 C: m# o6 i
0 a; K. c: c0 f4 O2 |Previous story: Bottom Line6 o, a' P* F |& p# n4 O F
Next story: Building permits hit record
: T8 w' d$ j7 N; [
, o& `6 K2 V( ^+ _: G: O0 B
4 r) p R4 r" B. ^. M2 C3 {
# H. R" V6 \/ Q7 y" g 5 r6 Y# k" b" @
: @1 C% W! v9 z: O* @ J5 C
+ g( ^ v( {+ Y4 \
0 @+ m! {, s: e0 a8 o Newspapers- Toronto Sun- Calgary Sun- Ottawa Sun- Edmonton Sun- Winnipeg Sun- London Free Press- 24 Hours Toronto- 24 Hours Vancouver- 24 Heures Montreal- Brockville Recorder & Times- Fort McMurray Today- Grande Prairie Daily Herald-Trib.- Kenora Daily Miner & News- Portage la Prairie Daily Graphic- St. Thomas Times Journal- Simcoe Reformer- Stratford Beacon Herald- Woodstock Sentinel-Review- Jobboom Career Connection------------BOWES PUBLISHERS- Alberta- Saskatchewan- Manitoba- Ontario- Quebec
* ]0 o9 ?8 X$ ~1 [ }. [! u This site is updated by 4:00 a.m. MST each day and includes stories and columns from the day's print edition of The Edmonton Sun. 7 p" {6 c. X5 X
: }" Y& ]& @0 G! l9 e
7 l4 T/ W2 O/ g4 C. ~
( Q- R5 t/ N' o+ P6 C
: A4 b; P8 c3 ]' e& b# o& r) } 0 b( Y; n- q$ M5 i# g
Send a Letter to the Editor
4 w" L0 Y: {; A: g- bCANOE home | We welcome your feedback.
8 u9 j. M0 ~* M1 I' h0 |, JCopyright © 2006, Canoe Inc. All rights reserved. Test |
|
狗仔卡
发表于 2007-1-11 19:22
提升卡
置顶卡
沉默卡
喧嚣卡
变色卡
显身卡
发表于 2007-1-14 18:29
