傻了!!傻了!!!

木头 · 发表于 2006-9-24 22:30

Century Park 一百多套房,星期六在6个小时内卖完,2 beds room condo 起价39万多.
傻了!!!

今天闲着 · 发表于 2006-9-24 22:37

我三个朋友都去了，都没买。。。。。。。。。。。。。看来，还是有钱人多，他们当时还以为买的人不多呢！

木头 · 发表于 2006-9-24 22:41

Buyers camp out for condos
100 line up overnight for luxury suites
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David and Blyuma Butler, who were eighth in line and got the unit they wanted, look over the model of their building at Century Park.
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Published: Sunday, September 24, 2006
EDMONTON - Edmonton's red-hot real estate market lured buyers to line up overnight for a chance to pay up to $791,000 for a luxury condo at the new Century Park development.

The scramble was unmatched in recent memory -- as was the sale Saturday of all 131 available units in only six hours.

"We sold out buildings in three weeks, in 1975," said veteran realtor Connie Kennedy, a condo specialist with Re/Max Central. "But never in one day."

Nor has she ever seen a crowd wait overnight to put down money. Nearly 100 people lined up. Century Park staff provided folding chairs, propane heaters, coffee and portable toilets. In the morning, they served muffins, crepes, cookies and hot dogs, with upbeat entertainment by an on-site disc jockey.

"Everybody in the line was awake and chatting," said Herman Chow, happily standing in first spot.

Even in Edmonton's superheated market, such demand for high-end condos is startling. Condo prices here have risen 34 per cent in the past year, to an average of $200,644.

In Century Park, at the old Heritage Mall site on 111th Street north of 23rd Avenue, two-bedroom units started at $393,000 -- the top 10 per cent of the market, Kennedy estimated.

And they sold as fast as agents could write up the deals.

David and Blyuma Butler arrived at 3:30 p.m. Friday, hoping to buy a two-bedroom condo for about $400,000.

This huge in-fill project -- with 2,800 units to be built in 21 buildings on 17 hectares over eight years -- will provide "new construction in a developed area, with the ambience of a neighbourhood," David said.

"We'll get a unit," Blyuma said. "We're not sure which unit."

They were eighth in line, with everyone ahead of them also wanting two bedrooms.

And 53 of the 184 units in the two seven-storey buildings were pre-sold, reserved for affiliates of the developer and contractors.

So the Butlers were anxious, even with the good omen of winning an iPod as a door prize.

When the office opened Saturday at 10 a.m., one of the 25 sales agents told them their choice -- Suite 207, facing a courtyard -- still was available. Half an hour later, they had picked their colours and options and signed a sales contract.

The event recalled a similar scene almost a century ago, when the Hudson's Bay sold a large piece of land north of downtown in 1912 at the peak of Edmonton's pre-First World War boom.

People also lined up the night before that sale, with 1,500 would-be buyers in place by 9 a.m.

They bought 1,431 lots at an average price of about $2,600. Many never took possession of those lots because the speculative bubble burst within a few years.

Chow said he was buying into Century Park because it has "great amenities that you won't find anywhere else."

Every unit has marble bathroom floors, granite kitchen counters and floor-to-ceiling windows. Underground parking allows for green spaces with parks, paths, public art and a central lake.

George Schluessel, chief executive officer of Procura Real Estate Services of Calgary, which is partnered in Century Park with Westbank Projects of Vancouver, said he is confident Edmonton is ready for such a high-end development.

木头 · 发表于 2006-9-24 22:41

"I've always felt that the income levels were here, but people did not have the choice," he said.

"In Vancouver and Calgary, if quality and choice was there, people would pay for it -- you could expect a higher-quality development to be very successful."

Part of the secret, he said, is appropriate size. "Many people want it smaller, but they want it nice."

This development will include a clubhouse with tennis, squash, basketball, bowling, boating and billiards, and a commitment of $3 million for public art.

There's good access to Whitemud Drive and Anthony Henday Drive, but with an LRT stop planned for the edge of Century Park "you really don't need a car here," Schluessel said. At 4:15 p.m., the last unit was being sold. All prices were non-negotiable. Because of the strong demand, Century Park limited the sale to one unit per buyer.

Construction will start immediately, with completion expected in 18 months.

"A lot of people who couldn't get the units they wanted have pre-registered for the second phase," said Century Park development manager Bob Pearce. He expects to start pre-sales of that phase, with two eight-storey buildings, by late November.

rchalmers@thejournal.canwest.com

木头 · 发表于 2006-9-24 22:43

原帖由 今天闲着 于 2006-9-24 22:37 发表
' c* k$ q9 s9 ?我三个朋友都去了，都没买。。。。。。。。。。。。。看来，还是有钱人多，他们当时还以为买的人不多呢！

哈哈,房子没买,蓝蟹买了吗?

老杨 · 发表于 2006-9-24 23:46

是啊，都说贵，可竟然一抢而空！

paisley · 发表于 2006-9-25 10:43

还有二期,开发商看到一期这么火暴,不知道到时候价格定到多少了?

WST · 发表于 2006-9-25 11:13

原帖由 今天闲着 于 2006-9-24 22:37 发表
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Who is the buyer? many Chinese?

UpUpUp · 发表于 2006-9-25 11:46

但愿一年半后当房子盖好了，房价也降下来了。

Z · 发表于 2006-9-25 12:04

还是追涨心理吧。地铁要修到那里怎么也还再要5年。2007能把114彻底搞定就谢天谢地了。

从23走，距离Hodgeson和Magrath的公寓区，不过3分钟车程。那里的全新公寓便宜40%，还临近溪谷和豪宅。

今天闲着 · 发表于 2006-9-26 00:48

原帖由木头于 2006-9-24 22:43 发表
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哈哈,房子没买,蓝蟹买了吗?

别提了，那蓝蟹就给我养着吧！

那天要去的路上被朋友叫走，这几天忙得我团团转，每天回家都很晚，回到家就想起了蓝蟹！！！

明天说啥也得买，下刀子也得买，不然口水受不了。

明天打探行情，买了回家就炒了，吃完再上班。：）

今天闲着 · 发表于 2006-9-26 00:55

原帖由 WST 于 2006-9-25 11:13 发表4 k! @4 U; H. u! A9 g/ l$ u

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Who is the buyer? many Chinese?

中国人并不多。看热闹的不少。：）

happytom · 发表于 2006-9-26 07:09

有钱银多呀

[ 本帖最后由今天闲着于 2006-9-26 18:03 编辑 ]

wstt · 发表于 2006-9-27 20:55

原帖由木头于 2006-9-24 22:30 发表
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傻了!!!

醉酒对此可有评论?

Z · 发表于 2006-9-27 21:16

原帖由 111 于 2006-9-27 20:55 发表
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我插个队。期房容易炒做。如果是现房，肯定卖不掉这么快。
看看Grandin一带的新公寓，地段设施环境都不错，也有地铁。似乎也不曾这样疯狂。

木头 · 发表于 2006-9-27 22:26

我是觉得这个炒得有点过了.
不过九月Condo的价格肯定会被拉高.

冰糖葫芦 · 发表于 2006-9-28 07:52

闲着好像很久都不来了，

估计来了也没说话

原帖由 今天闲着 于 2006-9-26 00:55 发表

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judyzh · 发表于 2006-9-28 08:40

原帖由木头于 2006-9-24 22:30 发表: \, x- |2 W u4 G
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傻了!!!

I think it should have good points, who knows?

wstt · 发表于 2006-9-28 10:41

原帖由木头于 2006-9-27 22:26 发表
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不过九月Condo的价格肯定会被拉高.

What amount of deposit is needed for the Condo?
5%? or 25%?

苹果鸭梨 · 发表于 2006-9-28 11:37

Edmonton's media price (house) will be higher than last month, for sure.

xge · 发表于 2006-9-28 17:25

好多人还排了一晚上的队, 我是看到电视新闻才知道的. 加拿大只有温哥华有过这样的情景.

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