 鲜花( 1)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
http://www.edmontonsun.com/Busin ... 11/3299288-sun.html
3 v0 y8 `. G- T" g
/ s0 U0 u+ @2 I A/ d; Q Inside CANOE.CAAutonetC-HealthCanoe LiveCNEWSDatingHome & GardenJam! ShowbizJobboomLifewiseMoneyNewsstandSLAM! SportsTechnologyTravelWHAM! GamingEn Français------------Free E-MailAuctionsClassified Extrashop.canoe.caRSSFeedbackIndex------------BlogsConcertsCrosswordEcardsHoroscopesLotteriesMovie ListingsMutual FundsNewslettersObituaries TodayScoreboardSports TickerStocksSUN TVTV ListingsWeather * Y5 ]( V J6 D/ H3 u4 V! {' K
4 p5 ?; o3 u) j6 P
8 N1 {" m! E4 i9 \5 `! a( W4 I# W' y) D
8 y O% I+ m* ^4 W% X4 m6 `( Q
/ o! {+ F- \" t ?. C1 Q: t0 m & V' I# R5 v/ |- `- v% q5 c% j! Q
Thu January 11, 2007 www.edmontonsun.com L" @: A2 h1 t8 r# s+ K
mailbag@edmsun.com, E5 g4 ?0 i: A5 @3 c
% I% K, g- j& `" i6 x
8 i3 a2 ~" f5 Q4 E
0 \) j& i9 D7 b. A+ P
: Q* h$ ?0 V0 ?7 _" d2 [
0 R4 T" F! {9 R2 Q, u3 \6 M# C
7 T: t% y8 a1 l- F' v2 U In Tomorrow's PaperGet the latest Oilers news every day in Sports. Or check our Oilers homepage here.5 y; Q7 c9 D7 r, F2 }5 J% T+ Z
, @) i4 h$ K' U' ~& S
; l4 @! s' q0 M# `2 r: g ( r% L+ v$ ]& i9 w6 s) E7 ]$ S
0 h) J% D! N; F
1 V* p5 R/ K0 Q# [( u
p5 V8 v; |, j " `9 c r! |! `* L. i' h& a! P a
2 @1 ~3 ]" Y1 m1 Q5 H, C' C- I# I/ o4 _
Current Conditions
6 E- v! ] Z+ \2 M0 U# U' {3 K
, Z$ ]; q% E) D Mostly cloudy
9 {+ d5 B7 q( `4 m+ f2 e9 H-22oC ; i* K$ v2 R$ y, x' m. U/ V8 j
( v0 u4 n5 R0 A, _8 [Full Forecast5 B: y0 j" i/ p3 k( p; y
* a& P/ y- D" ]9 P5 U- ^+ R1 H' w. E4 V
9 O* w% J; T: Y6 x: d& D& @3 b( T% e' ?; W5 N0 L
0 X! `0 }, L' ^/ Y8 J- N
" G4 d d9 i2 O* B, p6 ?% V
6 l4 z b# f% T$ j+ t , Y/ M! f! h {
; I5 ^" _. ^1 N }& e) J
! W/ G1 z; z1 E9 `+ y
, c# N! I+ v2 [9 g" IHome
/ R9 a$ ~1 x3 t3 E3 g$ n FNews" ]/ u# x' U4 R6 T
Sports( v7 o$ _/ T$ l* s
Photo Galleries
9 v0 |( d! \6 o$ X; ^Entertainment% `7 o* m1 D) L# @7 {7 C
Opinion/Comment
/ q: ] A; X2 u! W9 c) ?- s4 aColumnists
4 ]9 @8 X( P' z& t/ w- t9 E( ]. sLifestyle" D/ v! [$ J' }0 ^+ |
Business
, A5 D5 \& m/ h: h2 J/ sColumnists
) ^8 H3 _6 \8 r s! I A0 jNews
: C! i2 l$ K, `3 \2 yWho's Suing/ `& y9 Y5 L3 b
eBay Eccentric7 r& Z, Z$ K1 A% l3 x
8 U o( v4 ]: [4 b) i' F* hContests & More
9 { b: i5 |) M2 b& [
H8 w& c; i* ^+ X( }
1 w( }% f! t5 i" y; o& n
* @1 k1 U8 m* W; E( n U' r! N 1 j5 D0 t4 l. f8 X& ~
Name
% y, b- U- d) @ ~' {0 {City / O, W# E3 r& ]8 }: K( ~/ J
# l1 f3 q+ @/ B9 C& }- X& A
2 }# Q* D2 q9 k4 p0 V+ J 7 H" q5 C5 p) C8 L
; _8 l4 P8 m" Q0 u! @' |
4 }! W2 z( D- D8 H7 V" V& h
, J/ w- y# M: d0 Z- J4 ]
3 v2 w: d3 }" C* \4 N, e4 y: y* n0 j
. |' `1 }1 M& J6 t7 ~! T& l 6 J8 f/ H/ i2 A6 N2 G) b: o
Snow Scene# Q+ w' C6 g6 L, G) @5 @7 d
Blogs* u2 G" P% w7 Y$ D# i
Papercuts Podcast8 l3 O, d: E- l4 j ?
First Light/ A/ y4 a, |$ l
/ D; S. [, B& x9 W- H7 _6 o- q, A8 n7 C. F; z: t% i7 T1 n
* q. j8 `9 g: N # ]+ o1 f5 Y4 T; q- U
1 m/ Q8 J) }% o1 ]- C
, r+ X) ^* V1 S2 o+ l5 D$ i
' v2 `) s3 f* l1 M
8 I2 d1 E: S! i9 PActive Edmonton
$ `2 w6 K) A/ i. _% z6 N) VColleges & Uni's
" n. B) W j4 l/ q7 sCurling Guide
1 }3 \* r* ~# y/ dManufacturing Works6 N- o7 p0 K7 Z) i, l
Swimsuit Edition
; s, o" G M# _( m. WOn The Outskirts
7 x8 B2 ]! ? T0 r& vCoupon Book% t5 M. o% Q6 ^* `5 D
Home Design# E( u, M5 l: j2 r2 Q) ^1 y
Travel Tips' R: s. V8 K6 d. i6 c$ b, M
Police Beat
9 _' u% k& ^; C& p# K! H X# d3 lPets On Parade$ _$ C" y; ?7 N8 a
Look & Feel! K" E; A, [! y
Neighbourhoods6 ^- Q& P% A0 ]: X: o4 s# ~1 h) N
Autonet Section
, N6 j% W' U! u! |- k: O
' U* o7 e) j% n& p$ L & P1 |. a! r: ?* q6 l! I6 o9 v
7 a. M6 h4 d* Y5 K
7 n! G# |# L$ h7 V# {, @- E6 M* b
9 c6 Z( K$ x; Z$ T3 z5 `" c2 Y
, q% b, `7 S" O8 F, i 9 J6 p: E- |6 U; n: j5 j, s! l4 L
8 f5 n3 m3 u. A m' `% kClassified Extra0 s4 ~$ P$ w& C% B1 E1 ^( k# W
Jobboom
! @5 `; g/ E8 a( M. e2 [( `Autonet
, o' g5 Z0 I1 A/ I8 j8 j: \1 BDating
: G0 |1 k: |1 |4 q9 f3 J* d 3 j3 z4 `/ X% M/ e/ `# I
% n) h( Z& w5 i
" X7 N* H( y) x& H2 A8 c, F
SUNshine Girl 6 m8 [( O2 H I5 o
9 O( V' W# h7 e. u
7 M! k9 _- t3 F. g3 [' j ]% H' L3 ~, `# k8 j
! W, i& _& ~5 z$ n9 T+ r! \/ E
0 P# o1 o5 m* ?9 `/ |& n# f/ t& v) V3 Q1 r
Your Health
* {" |$ q- k- }Trends
& M2 V( w' Y% Y. X: J0 i' lEat
. p5 i" J2 M/ U+ i, a5 CSex Files2 \+ S, v: K( I1 h
DIY
- l! i. [: T* |+ nGadgets
$ I$ f: L. X1 L3 O1 F$ wLotteries" H, w# X, m) g- ^
Comics
* q( N0 w: t+ q4 \) @9 ^5 h$ XCrossword/ _. _4 I9 q" c$ ^% z) o+ G& I
Horoscopes% Y N$ l4 J9 ?& Q
TV Listings3 b2 s9 w$ A4 R( `1 R$ y- b9 Y7 q
Movie Listings D. m0 h) q0 Q! b' S- Z
0 ^9 y" U! Q7 J _" v1 Z. U6 \: j2 M' u# P2 a$ N" h+ h) E
6 M- B- y% U6 n' B
; L: I; ]( b' o/ g( G. v% G
; R: U' }. I1 C$ C / \ c% {( m7 [- K( T; {4 M
, e5 D& H: r4 L3 L3 a, D7 s3 m. D# F9 O+ i( y/ U0 H7 _
Mobile5 q" v6 j$ m( A9 Q
Sun Underground
" ?% m3 `7 H& RSubscriptions
' u+ b0 X, w9 R& @2 A4 tAdvertising
" Z+ k$ M: N1 a! h8 UNews Research
2 D6 P4 B$ c) b. s) i# RAbout Us
) v# s. A- U+ Z2 m. h$ }' ZEmployment
$ v& F8 z" A! Z( k- `: I4 G0 @3 ^Contact Us
( q+ |% D# v" g& wPrivacy Policy
/ A6 ]" o+ L! M
! K+ ~9 z% W- M9 D4 ^
0 q! ^- z8 f5 q- N# | C! G. X
; p7 D3 e" R2 j" n% H; s( @ & U7 _- q, g; L$ Y( C- h: T. Q
Thu, January 11, 20079 L) {2 L+ j* N/ G
) m- G8 s& H" W- rPrice is still rightEdmonton Real Estate Board president expects a 15% climb in 2007
6 t& R O4 [' W' N3 C; n. J2 MBy NEIL WAUGH, EDMONTON SUN
. o; r( N& {. x5 R s d& q! u q& ]; {/ t0 k
! B5 t- V- H: C9 p7 V& g
0 b# z2 S, f6 o2 m; u
0 F8 b8 Q3 C2 }8 _- M' kThey're changing the guard down at the Edmonton real estate palace.
$ ]! I) }, A' k- x' m( ^. r) j! i
7 z9 ~* A3 i" O- q/ F/ C1 \* kMadeline 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.
$ G5 h, z- k4 {; v, f0 G. T8 ?/ |3 g4 {! d" D3 t
But first, the EREB president's bold predictions and fearless forecasts.
/ A7 n" P" l9 s! R3 j) U1 q1 k, d$ _$ `/ O7 T7 |
Don'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%.
5 L! Q+ D' Q8 G8 L+ L! ?, {! H# ]3 L- l8 ?
'CONTINUED DEMAND'
- h6 p" m* Y, X' r4 t/ u$ J
% ~. w" F4 A; k7 N 5 C) u7 t. [) G6 i% U9 }8 v, Q
; s: J# z- j- t& H8 r5 _
"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." 8 q: F9 i& ~& l* f# v
b/ S/ ]- |( v- H
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. " g# ~' r; z) k, X
# `: ` \2 v9 b% Z9 s3 ~& u
"There just won't be enough houses to sell," she sighed. a) b/ i6 p* h; }7 @
, ~4 u& o" G3 m& f& W/ S
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation senior analyst Richard Goatcher was also talking a good-news-bad-news scenario at the board meeting. ' ]# a( l$ c: C# ^# O: V# }1 V
0 Q$ Y2 |6 A( @$ 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." . n/ `2 V% t' j& c* P: i
3 N2 y4 T, {; k. N5 a1 @% P; vStill, 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. " x3 Q2 [/ o5 ~' H
& E, n9 S5 S+ ]3 ?# k"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. 9 I1 V8 b, v3 A$ y) V" _2 D: r) }
0 u/ E9 ?8 ], ]4 v' M, q9 J9 s3 B"There are too many shortages in the system," he shrugged. 5 j# S' I& G C
' I A+ ~; ]% H4 Z: h"But it's still going to be very, very strong," he quickly added, with the average new-home selling price ramping up by 20%. U% E0 P0 g* ~9 { Z& r8 a( n. S
: K0 n1 O8 |7 u! n% Z/ M# K3 _
NO PRICE BOOM REPEAT
$ R, y: Z% q. _4 v- @& A% g8 |# Z
He also doesn't see a repeat of the 2006 price boom in the resale market, which he described as "unsustainable." 4 M2 ~) @$ i9 p r0 [9 b# [
( X' U7 e$ f4 G; A" RExpect 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. 8 L9 o$ n9 t- G- }: A
2 X1 G! a- h/ h
Over 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. # ~! y6 P5 V/ [. I" z
5 o& J- [ k; U3 E6 U, A/ T' M, DHis 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.
( ^% j, t: E8 {$ x+ L# \5 F# Z; J1 f5 ?( U) K, r# k6 S! T
"Our growing presence in the marketplace is having a strong impact on the competition," Holowach winked.
# S- l% e0 R/ [' A
5 J7 p- G) b1 E0 t( e7 pSo strong that the Alberta Real Estate Association launched a complaint with Alberta Government Services claiming ComFree was bending the truth about its market share.
& a0 v+ d: K, B
8 a. o; f8 {) ^$ N# cYesterday ComFree was still claiming 30% share of the residential market. And "commissions saved" of $82 million from his sell-it-yourself operation. Which, of course, is what the battle is really all about.
* r/ s+ H5 Z/ s3 Y5 z. l. [& |; t: J' _* d1 \. V
"We do 95% of the sales in the real estate market," Pratt countered.
! t6 ^/ X3 R8 d2 v. G
, ~6 b8 Z2 _ f; G7 J1 [; t' V {4 MLet the good times roll.
3 {! E4 Y# i5 a' h9 u1 c* i2 u9 t6 @8 d
Previous story: Bottom Line
3 x9 o& d* p# L! a2 BNext story: Building permits hit record
. k" J6 ~$ m- B- ^: H1 a* ?- C- v1 f8 O4 S3 F; m" |4 |/ X
/ J; W; s7 r( u) t% f0 y$ e
- ~. C" S2 A \# d- q
0 |$ B) i$ [9 v- b, C( w0 f- X# z
9 J! O; x$ [" @: H5 Y! A9 r# A/ R, @ $ Y5 i( q9 e# g1 J
- g. W% S; c6 Z7 \% Z0 M 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
# M ]. \# l, s 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. , O/ i- t: J- v8 b
. v% n. B8 A7 i' x! @( S8 l( \# B4 L* Y- Z
6 h7 l" p& C$ y
+ @7 d2 y2 U' ]* `
/ W, q" F1 S2 J1 L+ VSend a Letter to the Editor
; N/ c$ e$ ^8 P) aCANOE home | We welcome your feedback.
4 [' x6 k1 ~! C7 n dCopyright © 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
