 鲜花( 150)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
不止是有点暖,是高烧~& N& u$ [3 K9 _6 y/ g3 E5 A
5 T4 P: ^1 N9 y( k7 K5 f
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story7 N( d5 U$ R% M% F3 d6 C
, `7 {) ^2 ?* n- X! a/ z- }: |( M0 f9 t H8 X
Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales1 e, W0 I p! `; A0 w, n
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend. G2 L5 {4 c: x' c( u! N0 x
5 Y$ _% K2 ]! h
7 r3 x# o( [ h. REDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.% _* {4 @, T, E3 B( u) ~& i- D, l- u
2 N3 C1 ~" |) ~6 N% ~2 k& U8 N; N“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.3 Z7 D. T8 U9 g' |4 U2 I
?& z8 [1 D p4 r) z; I
Sales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said.
! s1 a7 M2 G3 I9 n3 A2 x$ F& e( w% U: l( K: Z0 ~
Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.% ~' a# @4 v( ~2 k
) Y8 c/ ]" ^5 d% f' j+ j& C
The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
! \2 |1 x$ B2 S4 U4 B6 B2 N& G& n; n7 y$ a: b- I
“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. # f" D( w2 R( v1 t0 ?
" w. A7 H# m$ p2 M x6 l- i% j“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.”
3 ?2 i% z) V n( s# Y7 @5 q
8 R, d; |. _; y9 @Year-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.
; e8 p, z5 e8 h# y. p) z2 U ], @2 K
. s4 u. K5 F- |! d g. G. N+ lThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.
1 J6 e7 P2 W, ?
) O# P5 V- X, o) m0 e; e. lAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.
1 \3 L& I: B3 l* f! X
' ?& C7 D$ @$ A* H' bInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said." ~) c% c. l/ Q" V
. L$ D7 Y. Z- w. p
“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
' J8 I% q9 X+ Y; p
$ A1 m" G! @' r8 _3 E% ]First-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.9 S- C' Z7 A3 O% L3 E" R
! X3 F/ J7 ]# VAn 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.”( Q& ^5 p, D5 { B
: N8 _* N9 _5 X- I# i: X9 UThe 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.
P: N/ c) }9 a- v5 W7 \* h# C# f. Z ~5 f4 n
Prices 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.
: K5 r. x! h4 l; ^2 S9 D5 G4 \0 W
“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.+ O: y0 O: E! f( @5 f" K
' q& t ~( x9 j; C, b, ~' ^“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.” |
|