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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
0 M1 R9 ?5 [( M! P7 } High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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. F3 ?8 k/ m- H) J+ @EDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday." o# O; C$ L# T, B1 C7 V) a1 v
6 h+ t8 T4 k/ \$ V1 ^, k7 g7 g5 y. VSales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. : W8 j1 P/ r* V3 [( G7 F& b; T. R( V
K2 U- P: \. b$ _6 ` h6 \Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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. `* b2 a. z3 e% {5 y0 x: |The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.5 }1 V, K7 _5 g5 G0 I9 O
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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+ M/ K! p, `! m! |: h5 s“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”1 r% k# V# q4 m0 J5 I) v" B
1 n n+ i. L4 c5 c- HYear-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said.
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- M* u+ y- X F0 g' E6 Y D9 bThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.6 d. N. p; w/ [& I- u
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Average price is holding steady, up about four cent to $332,789 in 2010, about $12,500, or 3.9 per cent, higher than a year ago when the residential average was $320,289, the report said.& E6 T. W' ]% y# I
1 _! ^, v& p q6 u+ \0 zInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.; x& t! i( E+ O2 d, m8 f
+ J: P$ |0 r- W; J; w; X“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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8 u6 k7 n" v0 q0 xFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”9 }3 I! `. |* P# q% g8 F
9 F, a( U, ?8 |( g) fThe report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.: a C+ ~7 [# s& `# C, g5 n) I
, o7 j3 o9 k/ r5 JPrices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.
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“We cleaned up in the first quarter of 2010 because housing activity during the same period one year earlier was dismal,” said Elton Ash, regional executive vice-president of ReMax, Western Canada.
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8 a" p( l, x8 I' M& H3 N3 _% U* X“We’re now comparing the second half of the year to 2009 and falling short of expectations. Looking at the big picture however, the market remains healthy.” |
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