溫房價 全加最貴 北美第5

myversa

This is no surprise...

不少人認為溫哥華高居全國之冠的房價高得有點離譜，也有不少人認為與美國或世界其他一些城市比較，溫哥華房價還不至於離譜。在目前加國房價開始出現下修跡象之際，溫哥華房價是否太高這個問題，尤其引人關切。一份最新報告來得及時，說明這兩種觀點各說明了問題的一部分。

成立於1906年的美國最老牌房地產仲介商「科威國際不動產公司」（Coldwell Banker）的這份報告，以一般人心目中的理想住宅──「四臥室、二浴室」的獨立屋為標竿（北美洲稱為「經理級人員住宅」Executive Home），以世界觀的透視，將溫哥華的房價呈現在應有的位置上。

報告指出，溫哥華這類房屋平均價為132萬4000元，全國最高；與全國第二位（以大城以言）卡加利的平均價55萬1920元相較，高出一倍有餘；全國第一大城多倫多平均價49萬5398元，更是瞠乎其後。從這個角度來說，溫哥華的房價看來像是有點兒離譜。

卑詩省規模較小一點的城市，房價之高也緊跟在溫哥華之後，未遑多讓：奧肯那根河谷大城基隆那（Kelowna）為91萬6697元，省會維多利亞亦達67萬4450元。

不過，溫哥華雖全加最高（均價相當於128萬9179美元），但與好些美國城市比較則有所不如，在北美洲排名第五：落後於加州新港灘（Newport Beach；182萬6348美元）、加州帕羅奧圖（Palo Alto；147萬9227美元）、紐約州萊伊（Rye；132萬5500美元）、加州舊金山132萬5103美元。溫哥華也是唯一進入北美「十大」的加國城市。

與世界主要城市相比，溫哥華亦比不上上海的149萬4072美元、杜拜的141萬3750美元、羅馬的138萬4810美元等。

「科威國際」加拿大分公司的蓋哈（John Geha）表示，溫哥華房價確實遠高於加國同儕，但不難找到原因，乃在於它位置優越。

因為這個條件，它能吸引國際買家以及新移民買家等等，而從全球市場透視，它的價位也並非不合理的。

lo_pak

回復 1# myversa

If it's double than Calgary and way higher than Toronto, I will not comment it's normal.
A healthy housing market should "match" with the general household income and reflect the "productivity" of the local economy.
We are not California, nor the NYC.
And, when you have an eye on the rental market, you know that the return is quite low in comparison.

KittyLeung74

Unhealthy market in Vancouver.  Unaffordable hoursing.  Unbearable cost of living.

大C姐

回復  myversa

If it's double than Calgary and way higher than Toronto, I will not comment it's nor ...
lo_pak 發表於 2010-9-27 09:13

    Most people who buy those >$1million properties are not looking at rental potential... many expensive properties in Vancouver are empty! The properties used for rental investment purposes only sum up to a fraction of the whole real estate market.

It's hard to say what's "normal" and what's not. The price difference between NYC and New Jersey is huge too (and it's only an hour away)... but it's been like that for decades without real "adjustments", so it's hard to say that it's not normal for Vancouver to be much more expensive than Calgary or Toronto because these cities are so far apart.

快樂牛郎

Unbearable cost of living.KittyLeung74 發表於 2010/9/27 11:51

As long as you rent, the cost of living is low, comparatively.  Nobody says you have to own a house.  If you want to own one so bad, you can always live somewhere else, maybe in Detroit?

快樂牛郎

因為這個條件，它能吸引國際買家以及新移民買家等等，而從全球市場透視，它的價位也並非不合理的。

Things always look 合理 before they blow up.

快樂牛郎

And it seems it's time to book a flight to Newport Beach.

大C姐

And it seems it's time to book a flight to Newport Beach.
快樂牛郎 發表於 2010-9-27 13:25

    I love Newport Beach... nice houses and good restaurants. I was going to buy a place there a couple years ago when the prices dropped, but i had no cash then -_-" there were some really good deals back in the days!!!

lo_pak

回復 4# 大C姐

You are right in the first point. Most people buying those luxury houses are looking towards return from asset appreciation instead of rental potential.

However, there can't be a large gap in between the housing market and the rental market.

The price of properties in New Jersey and NYC is not compared by distance, it should be the economic of scales.

Catpiano

Well ..  I guess since compare to 四臥室、二浴室 的獨立屋 in HK .. (  say $20million Can )  price in Van is not bad .. so .. free walkers still love to buy houses in Van ..