 鲜花( 1)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
http://www.edmontonsun.com/Busin ... 11/3299288-sun.html
& f; n+ t( U6 O! w- Q3 B
9 F/ \& G$ ]- X( b; ~ Inside CANOE.CAAutonetC-HealthCanoe LiveCNEWSDatingHome & GardenJam! ShowbizJobboomLifewiseMoneyNewsstandSLAM! SportsTechnologyTravelWHAM! GamingEn Français------------Free E-MailAuctionsClassified Extrashop.canoe.caRSSFeedbackIndex------------BlogsConcertsCrosswordEcardsHoroscopesLotteriesMovie ListingsMutual FundsNewslettersObituaries TodayScoreboardSports TickerStocksSUN TVTV ListingsWeather - l2 j/ s5 l1 _; w9 M" E
5 {; V. j7 t$ E. _+ N
5 V, X, n! A2 o% I! E# R+ C i) `6 H
[) I& C A4 w: | h, \
8 S) l+ I% w! V& o: }6 X) u; X2 y2 f
; x7 F; ?1 W) S! a Thu January 11, 2007 www.edmontonsun.com! T; l+ D! s4 \; V& u
mailbag@edmsun.com
, d2 I A( v7 f/ e2 h: I+ s
9 \, }; ~; w8 D3 b& A) ~, D3 k/ i! y5 a0 U. { F. b! [
8 F' P5 ~8 K" w& p" ?1 I0 w: e4 q
- [5 R) {. a% J6 s7 Z. i A
8 N( R4 {! p7 x( g
5 L" Z9 ]4 G) g# N In Tomorrow's PaperGet the latest Oilers news every day in Sports. Or check our Oilers homepage here.# F' {3 P; X* ~9 ^" j2 w% ]
; B" n# L8 B+ F7 p0 \* l' b$ @
) H- l4 x" }) ~ d- t% r: H
: H$ {' ^* a5 a: p" M
- X' z4 V( J1 `+ ~# y % F. `/ e0 d% M8 W, }
! ?9 y o" w/ m1 n; y1 e
/ [" F9 l6 D; a
* Y. C* q, D0 M: s5 h) ^, q) ?- D
Current Conditions& d2 S3 h4 r) r/ ~/ {# V
( ?; p4 ]1 L, L Mostly cloudy' C) B5 ?- `; ?7 y F' t( f/ K
-22oC
, z' A3 ^) L+ Q& p% ?& z' T
- {* L; A" q2 }2 BFull Forecast
( B' @ E. v( N$ E 7 [1 x4 b8 { g* x6 s. u
5 V2 e# {: d- q/ n. o+ L% P
% e0 R# R, N6 O / S# ~' j" L) T& U0 y: a
' S$ |/ r( x+ P& E+ V' V2 j
1 U3 i8 l$ C- m1 O1 f% G; t7 h; N
& E: q2 @( k( s1 i: |2 o# [
5 q" t" ]3 R3 i) W' M1 ^4 @
8 [1 b) g% x& @2 h% b
3 d7 L: t2 {& V- ]) x0 g- sHome& l& e) [% U6 T" |& s" p6 p+ s
News! [& i: }; r9 ~# L
Sports% r0 G8 u, N0 X2 k! f% K
Photo Galleries
) q& c/ ^" x3 DEntertainment
\: W( k$ C) [1 n `1 @, W6 \Opinion/Comment$ x% G H4 I6 o% f4 l' p
Columnists
2 j6 D: h- o% {: QLifestyle
1 _1 x! ]) b {1 f% N" A( t0 fBusiness% i: I s& g; m, [+ U: h8 l
Columnists
7 l/ m7 t2 ]9 wNews
+ v; D: I3 q5 D# CWho's Suing
$ q- q# N" E4 T3 c! Z0 ^; HeBay Eccentric
+ c8 y' O6 ~1 y4 P* s5 f" K; K, A
8 |' J) q* X$ y, R) }; j8 XContests & More
+ D9 p4 Y5 F. x3 G) x# d
9 V5 w& o% q5 B
) F! v- Y/ M9 l% B) o5 A
% Z0 J" o) o! V9 j3 I
$ }' ^# O: G1 l: B' qName
1 M8 {+ _% f6 I) k: TCity
- x3 x5 _! {2 E" J# g3 n7 B) ]! r/ e! l( ^
% [$ S- g1 u' o$ I+ Q6 P
+ b/ `" G8 D2 J- F4 n1 T p; M 6 H9 L! h) m8 X4 ~& `/ a6 u5 m9 O
+ L( P8 |6 I( Q& ]7 }: k: ~- {* |' P
, y3 ?! y+ O4 X+ N! _ L0 t/ O4 }' B1 a& k$ r
; C) N& I' j' c* z
5 O' g- c( A [. Z
Snow Scene
: z- C/ X) G1 S/ r" e4 s- HBlogs
- B2 u/ x" H! E) ~4 \# ?Papercuts Podcast
/ p; A: n' ]9 j5 e$ H' {1 ?First Light. Q" s, {% B( {( c' t1 Y* @
; M$ r) Z& k \9 F7 f1 \8 b
2 V, }# q2 w8 Z, N) N$ U9 V/ `
0 D# Z, e, i; W: I" r 5 j" V! }; _9 x5 W( i
& A9 X2 C- ]1 N5 G
) a6 D6 x/ ]+ ?' e2 S0 [3 X / i4 E6 G% `5 Q* [* K8 ?! ]
" m& x G8 W! U- f- tActive Edmonton
( w/ t; _. s; l1 ZColleges & Uni's/ i" @) u: w* s8 u( V0 W4 {# u1 n
Curling Guide3 H6 X, n2 }$ d
Manufacturing Works
& A2 r" V8 L) _- ]. {, L. a* gSwimsuit Edition8 y. G0 L+ ~) z
On The Outskirts
2 x4 T R7 s; x3 k1 p0 {9 [9 JCoupon Book
! p, d% z4 b( d7 z8 V9 cHome Design' L8 {7 x |: p! A5 G4 A0 |, a A0 N
Travel Tips
0 r" q. Y+ S* f5 d, G1 l" I' T6 VPolice Beat
4 o# Z+ j0 E1 _! yPets On Parade
A2 X! |! L' }, XLook & Feel
: b1 A1 V+ B- R3 g; \8 \! Z" vNeighbourhoods: K! N2 v, _/ F8 Y- J2 e
Autonet Section
; P" a% Z' Q+ D7 h1 U# o$ `
8 e5 ]: W; z6 w8 t( ? c' D( T0 r6 S
7 L( i- e+ {- G: D9 u9 @4 E, P7 h6 L4 n' C. Z+ x
9 t# ~& V6 v# W, d& }' J/ J
5 ]& V$ c, t5 y t% O( Z ( n% @! z9 \7 g H) w) H
; d# Y4 ^, g5 Y! |. p
Classified Extra
9 D- D8 u6 E* J. M9 g% kJobboom
% A9 @# ]. R. @ R5 mAutonet
3 M: T; }# n! h! B# @* ?; w# NDating 7 m& E5 q9 c T6 \. h
* S' Y% e! m% I
( j- a9 N$ ~) D% L' R/ g% E% B7 ?1 s
* ]& P2 \0 C: t& N; T SUNshine Girl
/ |4 }1 ?7 p9 Z7 C8 V ! u) J+ D1 k3 o9 P
$ Q0 D q1 X, }9 O. E- X
7 ^7 `& U; x: j! X% M3 v( G " t7 Q* S+ S$ T! y6 S
/ g6 a9 q9 C8 j3 F. w/ V- {
7 V+ U- k+ ~3 H. M7 sYour Health
8 Q$ o9 {$ q, t1 l, ATrends
V( V+ j+ c* P# v2 k& IEat
5 t1 B1 `/ i: ^# C8 @" T* ySex Files+ l9 s7 Z2 h' T+ c
DIY
6 M# r* \& L$ C7 ]' uGadgets
w' v% |8 M3 ], mLotteries3 ~) P0 X: T8 l Z% y
Comics
7 I9 Y9 R2 Q, N3 q3 W9 Z" tCrossword
' B6 ]/ d- w$ J$ jHoroscopes2 f W9 y! i# ~" I1 @+ A
TV Listings
' q1 ^! X! _0 H& }$ ~8 _' l \8 r! x9 bMovie Listings 9 v# R" d* z$ G' L7 o0 E- D
0 I/ n* p. U8 O5 p1 F. n
, m/ a8 S2 `$ R. s
9 K! O7 u. O3 [" ?) C # o$ y, k' W) ?0 `2 @' K* [0 a" N6 g ?
& o* b# w5 A1 g+ W: l. u
: w2 @' n P' C7 R) o6 W
0 g# Y& ~* ~# d7 h# X" J9 q9 U% O
) `' k f7 h6 ` R3 O# GMobile* K0 T# Y8 \- D) R. A
Sun Underground
/ F B: k" U# V& `/ dSubscriptions" e( h0 Y9 X( z- U8 F
Advertising
; T6 `4 e4 x+ s2 yNews Research4 ~6 U7 Q' `7 Z+ o1 C: |2 N+ B
About Us
+ N) d# c% t, ]Employment% `- z5 ]4 L( v
Contact Us3 S3 c, ?, @* y0 @
Privacy Policy
* c9 O* b9 z9 V0 x1 C$ ]9 u
! l4 c$ H( Q6 _$ ^$ T; t
3 P( {+ t" q% L; T & ?: z0 q' G; s% W1 k* N; F
* t" Y/ K+ e- w) Q+ I4 T, WThu, January 11, 2007
/ j, m* i% z: N0 _. D" A, q) G( c. y3 n( B& c; c
Price is still rightEdmonton Real Estate Board president expects a 15% climb in 2007
& f0 Y2 B; s2 a2 V9 b- }/ W: {* C- QBy NEIL WAUGH, EDMONTON SUN5 k( W- t; a. ]
1 |5 q. N; I7 x! q! P
& L b0 \# Y0 w& T
! o1 Q: b- J- M4 T) K% H. u( f
8 O8 U. N: Z" i7 Z; X. g) nThey're changing the guard down at the Edmonton real estate palace.
( a# s/ x# z- S, Z8 n0 e0 m( A
& A) i4 P( r3 ~: f/ l) }Madeline 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 d6 A$ _* g8 f- w; r% N! d, C' x# c, T
/ L# R9 {+ Y0 O* X' ?$ mBut first, the EREB president's bold predictions and fearless forecasts. ?- s6 P! z# f4 K$ X, ^
# V6 V) I3 s) @: O0 w
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 Z4 {; K) u8 k) ~6 T* x( T' y
; b( m0 L3 U B. I3 W0 C'CONTINUED DEMAND' ' F- a4 M% m& m/ z
- Z$ E% s3 N; @
) w, @! M+ k- W7 S; \: }; o) ]
5 N+ R$ W' \3 q/ _"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." 9 A6 w. k9 {; }6 s" z' C/ Z
7 {. T: b4 ^/ C4 L: S* ]" s/ ~; k
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.
7 v2 i0 y3 K1 Z& r, I
9 S, [0 K- u! a+ [/ s"There just won't be enough houses to sell," she sighed.
' a+ H! x+ {. Q8 y
6 g8 c' W L, h( fCanada Mortgage and Housing Corporation senior analyst Richard Goatcher was also talking a good-news-bad-news scenario at the board meeting.
. w! ~! v6 R# a) i5 W( U* G$ X
+ j1 Y8 u9 ?) a) V- ~/ J"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."
/ R/ H/ D R7 P& T$ t% _7 p5 R9 t% ^! f1 T% r; H
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. + x9 e4 z" } K+ p; z; Z; w( K
$ L7 S3 i! T" f6 F! h"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. , j1 Y, {; i3 W; i2 c5 {
8 H4 V/ |6 g" G9 S0 D+ H
"There are too many shortages in the system," he shrugged. $ t4 B& n0 M& n, m) h
' m9 I/ E- Y; `. t0 Z& j# d3 z"But it's still going to be very, very strong," he quickly added, with the average new-home selling price ramping up by 20%.
6 E* ^1 [; E: i, A t( g3 f5 n t% m3 s: s4 N
NO PRICE BOOM REPEAT
, ?( p9 Y# ]3 k. j; K, g5 d$ G4 I4 n
He also doesn't see a repeat of the 2006 price boom in the resale market, which he described as "unsustainable." 7 i0 `) t% ?. Z
8 W: A1 S% @; H# o; ~0 H' l
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. 3 ^" a( X5 P0 ` j0 f$ F
( e0 v/ h! R- r& N6 {, _9 y
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. . u. y q( t8 k* _" u
3 _" b0 O+ R1 Z8 e" d$ D9 Q
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. $ T; a: W4 R' `
8 t" [# j0 _( k, e6 u o+ N$ ]
"Our growing presence in the marketplace is having a strong impact on the competition," Holowach winked. . a' q6 c" T8 e5 V
8 m: `% k4 a6 Y+ U i6 ~8 R* T
So strong that the Alberta Real Estate Association launched a complaint with Alberta Government Services claiming ComFree was bending the truth about its market share. 5 O7 F$ L* s9 j% h
' z0 A! m" I$ e' B: S) q" D! u
Yesterday ComFree was still claiming 30% share of the residential market. And "commissions saved" of $82 million from his sell-it-yourself operation. Which, of course, is what the battle is really all about. " w; K. S% f2 W1 u4 |+ ~5 q# K
1 L5 v/ A# y7 L, {6 ["We do 95% of the sales in the real estate market," Pratt countered.
" y B& ]1 J2 l4 Q4 F: l$ T6 R
9 G3 J$ R3 Q2 U4 u. [Let the good times roll. ( I, k5 D) r' z, t
* ~/ c( l S c+ z# rPrevious story: Bottom Line
, T6 \! l2 [3 {9 |. ANext story: Building permits hit record
2 u% d+ _+ L7 [" D* \% I2 `2 x2 Z8 `' P' w" O
$ U. b8 d2 o& ` 3 [; q* }% _8 F1 x1 u4 b
# O3 c# m' Y# r6 P& M* L ! h! d5 n# u) K3 a4 ^# t% ^
' v& A4 |1 A f$ o 9 }4 \/ p5 W# Z, U' E0 E; {
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
: S0 x/ B; K3 S. l, q 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. 9 l; w) a1 V" F& S8 Z
1 t2 K' n+ ?+ D- q, I5 U
8 {/ \. F" f- G$ d' r5 R+ M, v
# @- F& _ s& J5 y, p4 }& {
7 [" e7 r& ~- b( h0 o
6 N" h& y L% b$ W3 z3 aSend a Letter to the Editor
6 ~7 ~- }9 p- J9 R( zCANOE home | We welcome your feedback.
/ _! g9 Z! B" B4 D! C/ w, {$ uCopyright © 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
