SOLD 西南区 West Springs，大户人家、近3000平方尺， $1,055,000

2017-6-30 2? WEST GROVE RI SW, C4121490. 在大约7、8次和别的买家总抢offer后，这次我的买家客户终于买到了新居。 

实话说，我没有记住多少套，就是感觉大家都精疲力尽的，要么Aspen Woods, 要么West Springs, 总是要抢。有时候其他买家100万以上的房价了，还没有任何条件；要么其他买家有条件的，我的买家价格不够用。 

还是老客户介绍来的朋友，所以买家已经了解了我的职业背景、专业能力。一切都挺顺利的，就是上面提到的抢offer，太累，因为每套房子都没有套路而言。有一次，一套印度人的房子，挂在市场快2个月了，我们不出offer，人家不出，后来竟然加价10万卖掉的。我们都觉得买家们都疯了，经济怎么不觉得这么支撑消费者的行为呢？所以，买家一直不肯和人家抢，就是跟人家玩玩。 

谢谢买家给予的业务机会！

2017 RE/MAX Recreational Property Report

As real estate prices remain high in Canada’s urban centres, young families are looking for unique ways to finance their dreams of recreational property ownership. In a recent survey conducted by Leger, more than a quarter (28 per cent) of Canadians with children under the age of 18 indicated they would consider selling their primary residence in the city in which they live in order to purchase a cottage, cabin or ski chalet. Other options that these potential buyers are willing to consider include fractional ownership in a shared property, purchasing a recreational property with a friend or family member, and renting out the recreational property they purchase on a vacation rental website such as AirBnB.

In a separate survey of RE/MAX brokers and agents, 73 per cent of regions indicated that young families with children were a key driver of demand in their market, including established recreational regions such as the Okanagan Valley in B.C., Canmore, AB, Collingwood, ON and the Laurentians in Quebec. Retirees were also a key driver of demand across Canada, with more than half (55 per cent) of regions surveyed reporting an increase in retiree buyers this year compared to last year.

Continued high real estate prices in regions like Toronto and Vancouver have led to large numbers of retirees and Baby Boomers nearing retirement to sell their homes and put the equity they received from the sale into the purchase of a recreational property. This has in turn resulted in the price appreciation that we’ve seen in popular recreational property markets such as Whistler in B.C. and Haliburton in Ontario.

The RE/MAX survey of brokers and agents found that 39 per cent of regions experienced an increase in demand from buyers leaving either the GTA or B.C.’s Lower Mainland compared to last year. More local markets such as Salt Spring Island, located a few hours away from Vancouver and the Kawarthas in Ontario, experienced significant increases in demand as a result of this trend. Regions as far away as Ottawa’s Rideau Lakes Region and P.E.I’s north and south shore also received a boost from buyers leaving the GTA who are looking for great value on properties further out from the Greater Golden Horseshoe.

In Leger’s survey of Canadians, almost two-thirds (65 per cent) of millennials (18-34 years old) expressed interest in purchasing a cottage, cabin or ski chalet in the next 10 years. A quarter of respondents also indicated they would consider purchasing a recreational property as an investment vehicle to help finance retirement. At the same time however, many millennials feel that high real estate prices in the city in which they live will negatively impact their ability to buy a recreational property in addition to owning a primary residence.

To overcome this gap between demand and affordability, many Canadian millennials are willing to turn to unique financing methods to help purchase a recreational property. Nearly half (44 per cent) of millennials said they would purchase a property with a family member, while 39 per cent would purchase a property and rent it out using a vacation rental site such as AirBnB. Additionally, over a quarter of young Canadians (age 18-34) said they would consider selling the primary residence in which they live, while one in five millennials said they would consider both fractional ownership of a shared a property or buying with a friend.

http://download.remax.ca/PR/REC2017/Report/REMAX_2017RecreationalPropertyReport_ENG-Final-LR.pdf#20389715

SOLD 西南区 Springbank Hill，保养好、walkout装修地下室，$739,900

2017-6月9日，52 ST MORITZ TC SW，C4115850。第二次pending后，成功帮助卖方卖掉产业，移居BC。 

房主是我老客户了，原来买房子，现在卖房子。因为房主认为房子比实际我们房地产局数据库的面积要大，所以我们就聘用了专业测量公司来验证。房主还真猜对了！ 

我还聘请了专业摄像师，一切准备就绪！上市第一天我们就收到2份offer，但是pending的offer没有解除条件:(:(。又得重来，open house、看房等等，在收到第二次offer后，房子成功售出，只是价格不一样了。房主挺恼火，要不是第一次的offer耽误事，白白浪费了时间，售价肯定比第二个offer的价格要高。 

（这种事，我们经纪人见得多了，可是卖方却不理解：这怎么就都保护买家了呢？怎么白白浪费我们卖方的时间和金钱呢？）

House prices on the rise in Calgary

For the fourth month in a row, home prices went up in Calgary.

The Calgary Real Estate Board says improved demand and easing supply last month created balanced conditions and modest price gains for single-family homes.

In fact, for the first time since June 2015, the price for a detached home did not decline on a year-over-year basis.

“We can really see a slow but sure recovery in the housing market,” CREB president David P. Brown said. “Demand for detached product is driving a new sense of optimism for consumers as we move further into spring.”

The average price is around $509,000, up one per cent from the year before.

However, the prices for multi-family homes, including condos, fell another two per cent compared to last year — even as the market returns to more balanced conditions.

“With the change in market dynamics, people no longer feel like they may need to settle for a second choice in a property,” Brown said. “There are lots of housing choices in every segment of the market and that made for a good situation in an already active spring market.”

Jun. 2, 2017 #2?4 223 TUSCANY SPRINGS BV NW, C4110615, $329,900

Referred by past client, we helped buyer sell her/his detached single family house, then bought this retirement property. 

The trick was timing. We sold her/his house first after knowing what we want to buy. 2 weeks before detached house possession, Ms. Buyer took possession on "new" apartment, did some reno, then moved in. 

I personally would rather she/he to buy regular apartment so we have more buyers when it is time for resale, but she/he prefers walking distance to LRT station and this building is within 3-5 mins.

Well, as long as buyer is happy, we are happy:):). Thank you Buyer, God bless!

SOLD 西北区Tuscany 40岁以上人居住2室2卫公寓， $329,900

2017-6月2日，#2？4 223 TUSCANY SPRINGS BV NW， C4110615，帮助买家购买了养老居住的公寓。 

原本并不建议买家购买真正有年龄限制的公寓，尤其是老年人为主的公寓。第一，因为居住时都是老人，多不养眼啊，同一年龄的，觉得时刻要准备似的。第二，将来卖的时候，买家比普通公寓要少。可是，买家就想离轻轨近，这个项目步行到轻轨就3-5分钟。 

前前后后，买家自己在这个项目里就看了近10次，还分别带着朋友看了好几次，这是考验耐心的时候。最后，买家做好准备了。先是成功卖掉独立屋，然后马上看房子，买下，老房子交房前2周搬到这个公寓，收拾收拾，2周后老房子独立屋交房。买家可以安心养老了。God bless！

2017年五月份房市统计--二手房房价稳定

对于独立屋的需求持续增加（恐怕因为公寓市场不景气）

被独立屋市场带动，大卡尔加里五月份二手房房价是持续第四个月份上涨，但是仍然低于上次高峰2014年的高点。

房地产局首席经济学家Ann-Marie Lurie说： "经济形势支撑着独立屋市场复苏。" （那是扯皮，怎么就不支持公寓了？因为公寓市场太疲软，供给过多，消费者越来越意识到独立屋的好处，其实不是经济形势支撑的。要是在这个城市生活，不供个房子多不划算，要不都给房主打工了。） 

"增加的需求、稍微抑制的供给增加促使市场向更加均衡方向发展，最终导致价格微微上扬。在价格复苏仍然需要一段时间的情况下，独立屋市场的领先复苏，对于带动其它房屋产品段的稳定打下坚定的基础。"

自2015年以来，第一次独立屋价格没有比前一年同期低，尽管比今年四月份、去年五月份微调高1%，现在市场基准价为 $509,000。（看这1%看起来有多重要）

和独立屋一样，连体房也改善不少，趋于走向均衡市场状况，帮助了支撑价格调高。然而，价格却比2014年峰值低4.7%，从年初至今市场基准价仍然比去年同期低2%。
"房市低迷啊，但是可以确定的是正在慢慢复苏”。房地产局主席David P. Brown讲到。"对于独立屋产品需求地增加正积极地带动消费者走进春天的房市。" 

透过现象看本质，五月份新挂牌量是3,866 套，就这一个月份挂牌量的增加比率就比去年全年的量超17%。（“都憋了两年了，再不卖，等啥时候，你说说，啥时候？我们卖家能够卖到高点？？”）尽管新挂牌量增加，但是整个2017年至今仍然比2016年同期低1%。（有些卖家接着等啊，反正卖了钱干啥？接着出租吧。。。） 

"随着市场的变换，买家们也不在觉得需要将就着就买下一套房子。"房地产局主席David P. Brown补充到。（是啊，谁将就着买下第二个备选，要买，我们就只买最想买的，谁凑合啊？！好家伙，我卖得房子，买家抢到offer以后就撤；我买得房子，第二天卖家代理就通知我们前一天抢下的买家贷款下不来了等等，我们马上顶上，得，给一天我的买家也撤了。觉得市场乱得不行了。。。） 

"不管那种产品段，买家都有大量供给可以选择，不错的春天市场，对于买家来说是个好事啊。" 卡尔加里市场的状况也延伸到周边小镇。具体请看下面的报告。