最近的房市够火的

[dvd888]

周围的房子好多都挂SOLD牌子了。
大家怎么看，经济复苏了？

 

[ccc]

经济一直很好。

 

[巴菲]

周围的房子好多都挂SOLD牌子了。
大家怎么看，经济复苏了？

每年都是四五月房子賣的火，看到很多SOLD的牌子不足為奇。還有很多繼續買的牌子在繼續插著呢。光憑牌子無法全面的了解房市。本人覺得今年四五月房市的表現平穩，特別是在大恐慌之后很難得，但絕對算不上“火爆”。

前段時間這個壇子里看跌的和看漲的、悲觀派和樂觀派吵得不可開交，好像最近沒人愿意談這事兒了。

 

[BigBang]

房市春季复苏、到了夏天则会进入一个相对淡季，这些都很正常。“不正常”的是利率已经低到“一辈子只有见一次”的地步，我觉得决定是否买房或者refinancing这才是主要考虑因素，除非有钱付全款。

 

[colonel]

每年都是四五月房子賣的火，看到很多SOLD的牌子不足為奇。還有很多繼續買的牌子在繼續插著呢。光憑牌子無法全面的了解房市。本人覺得今年四五月房市的表現平穩，特別是在大恐慌之后很難得，但絕對算不上“火爆”。

前段時間這個壇子里看跌的和看漲的、悲觀派和樂觀派吵得不可開交，好像最近沒人愿意談這事兒了。

房价已近超过去年最高。不值得争论了。

 

[US$]

晚霞虽然璀璨，但黑夜终将来临。难道美国的黑夜还不够漫长吗？
忙着逃离股市，这是一个大好的时机，没空扯淡。

 

[迷失了的自我]

我看上的好几处房子放出来才一两天就被抢走了，这个情形看，短期上涨应该很明显。可能利率对房市起了非常关键的作用，但长久看这样的利率水平对经济未必有好处。

 

[forward]

I visited some sales offices recently.

I visited some new home sales offices recently, what intrigued me most is that only Chinese people/Asian are visiting model homes during my visits. The parking lots were quiet. I am not sure if only Asian people are looking for bottom right now. Without participation from people of other groups. It is unlikely entering boom market.

I did not have time to monitor resale market. So more comments needed to get a big picture.

 

[老狐狸]

房价已近超过去年最高。不值得争论了。

其实是安省加PST的促销效果。

 

[colonel]

晚霞虽然璀璨，但黑夜终将来临。难道美国的黑夜还不够漫长吗？
忙着逃离股市，这是一个大好的时机，没空扯淡。

同意现在是卖股市的机会.
美国可能象日本一样长期衰退。

 

[yycivang]

mortgage rate is the lowest possible. if a home is not sold now, will it ever get sold at this current price level?

Today's latest news:
U.S. home prices fall 19%

U.S. home prices fall 19% - The Globe and Mail

Canadian EI claims soar 10.6%

Canadian EI claims soar 10.6% - The Globe and Mail

 

[sip]

美国和加拿大政府会加大货币投放市场，很快会通货膨胀，我想这是刺激人们投资的主要原因。

 

[hooper]

Inflation is not an issue for the time being. Canadian economy is definitely bad. It might take a long time for the US stock market to recover; does S&P 500 index will go to another big dive? I do not think so. Fundamentals are ultimately important; but behavioral factors should also be considered. In terms of housing market, Ottawa is a totally different story. I did see a very slow new home sale. As long as I get the nice lot and have mortgage rate locked up, I do not care about the new home price. Why? Because I put a protective price clause into my purchase agreement: if new home price drops or designer bonus increases, my purchase price will be adjusted for that.

BTW, people are talking about Bank of Canada increasing interest rate next summer. It is not about the Bank's promise; just, at some point, the interest rate should be increased. For those who always talks about Canadian economy, you should know the "some point" means.

In this forum, there have been a few good threads about purchase of homes. To me, the discussion on Ottawa housing market makes no sense. Have you noticed? People with nice homes do not sell; they hold their homes until housing price recovers. You might find cheaper houses; but you could barely find nicer houses.

Another note: once you have a house, put some time on it. My neighbor (who is also a Chinese) piled all kinds of things in his backyard. The home is huge, but looks like still being under construction. What a home owner!!

 

[陨石]

同意现在是卖股市的机会.
美国可能象日本一样长期衰退。

美国可能象日本一样长期衰退, 但是股市不会大跌了。除非有特别坏的消息。

未来一年，我估计资源、能源股还大有上升空间，因为美元真的可能大贬、

渥太华的房市：最危险的时候过去了

 

[joy_2005canada]

which builder is willing to add this condition to the purchase agreement?

. Why? Because I put a protective price clause into my purchase agreement: if new home price drops or designer bonus increases, my purchase price will be adjusted for that.
---------i'm curious which builder is willing to add this condition to the purchase agreement?tks