Brands such as Huawei and Lenovo have been the biggest gainers in the second quarter, controlling 6.9 percent and 5.4 per
cent of the market respectively.
Not exact matches
Foreign and emerging
markets fared better, with returns
of 11 per
cent and 18.6 per
cent,
respectively, but still not reaching the 18.9 per
cent that each category gained the prior year.
In Europe and Asia, they are the very foundation
of the hotel industry, with a
market share
of 88 and 95 per
cent,
respectively.
The vast majority (85 per
cent)
of Canadian respondents who indicated acquisition plans intend to focus on the domestic
market, especially in locations such as Toronto (27.8 per
cent), Vancouver and Montreal (16.7 per
cent each), Edmonton and Calgary (14.8 per
cent and 11.1 per
cent respectively).
Softening
markets across the country include: — Edmonton, where prices in the south, west and south west parts
of the city declined between 12 per
cent and 14 per
cent; — Calgary, where four neighbourhoods had declines ranging from four per
cent to 13 per
cent and three other neighbourhoods had zero, three per
cent and nine per
cent increases; — High River, located just south
of Calgary, where prices in three neighbourhoods for a two - storey, a townhouse and a bungalow declined four per
cent, five per
cent and nine per
cent respectively; and — Mont Tremblant, Que., where an alpine condo and a waterfront cottage declined 11 per
cent and 14 per
cent respectively, while a bungalow in the city increased six per
cent.
Other strong
markets across the country include: — Winnipeg, where prices in the River Park South, West End and Charleswood neighbourhoods increased 19 per
cent, 24 per
cent and 34 per
cent,
respectively; — Lethbridge, Alta., where prices in Southgate, Riverstone and Uplands neighbourhoods increased 21 per
cent, 21 per
cent and 23 per
cent; — Castlegar, B.C., where prices in the south, north and rural areas
of the city increased 16 per
cent, 18 per
cent and 18 per
cent; — St. John's, where prices in the east and west parts
of the city increased between nine per
cent and 19 per
cent; and — Vancouver, where prices in the east, Yaletown, Kitsilano and Marpole increased between five per
cent and 19 per
cent.
«The buoyancy
of Canada's housing
market is particularly impressive in light
of the marked slowdown under way south
of the border,» says Warren, who noted that U.S. housing starts and resale volumes have fallen roughly 25 per
cent and 10 per
cent,
respectively, over the past year.
The firm also has more than 25 per
cent of the real estate
market in Westmount and Nun's Island for transactions exceeding $ 1 million and $ 700,000,
respectively.
One - third
of Gen Xers, and 39 per
cent of Gen Y believe the real estate
market in Ontario will be stronger in the next year, while only 20 per
cent and 19 per
cent,
respectively, believe it will get weaker.