金融危機で落ち込んでいた札幌市内の住宅需要は時価下落を追い風に回復の兆しが見えてきた。マンションは地下鉄沿線など利便性の高い物件に人気が集まり、シニア層を中心に都心回帰の動きが広がっている。一方で若い世代では低価格の戸建て住宅が支持され、土地代がかさまない郊外に住む人が増えている。住宅市場は二極化が進んでいるようだ。
（日本経済新聞 ２０１１年３月１９日）
Driven by falling land prices, the housing demand in Sapporo is showing signs of recovery after the recessionary trend caused by the financial crisis.
There is a buying spree for accessible apartment houses such as the ones along subway trails.
– which shows a greater tendency among seniors to live in city centers.
On the other hand, more and more young families choose affordable individual houses built in suburbs where land prices are cheaper.
In this way, the housing market here is evolving towards bipolar extremes.