 鲜花( 150)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
不止是有点暖，是高烧～
) x& J3 m4 l3 S/ o3 w
# h8 h$ ^: i9 e2 w# yhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story" a/ q7 t- a& n$ F
1 @$ ~2 |: z2 J H6 Y% i1 x. `# S
- Q% ?/ Y3 g. L( Y6 {$ e$ R4 w6 ]# g
Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
- k9 i0 J* B1 _9 ? I3 g High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend8 E7 F Y* ^; u1 [
& ]7 u: T, p$ p: \# J! n
7 V( }1 R+ l& H2 B# CEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
$ e* S% @9 H( _: t3 \
0 |9 J0 n3 q2 R3 `, V- f6 |“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.+ _$ i6 }4 X6 u8 X3 k9 V# w+ K
0 m7 { S$ ]# a' p
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. , t/ J0 U& g: @- r4 W
8 r1 I3 w+ _ t
Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.. J* |2 ?1 o, M/ I9 X; p s
& f7 S4 P! N. T) x9 k$ M2 s
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.
F; k0 B& K7 s/ B2 O* _3 {+ }( n0 J# F" |4 E0 }
“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. ' o' U5 d+ z4 C8 Y5 u* m
4 q( F( D2 h m1 b“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 ^/ `) G) J8 F6 S8 D' P0 O3 `6 [! m. [' F
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.
H$ e& h5 x8 ?! u& S
) |7 ~6 w. ^( ~6 p# c! _/ d5 {The sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.* K+ [/ p% r4 q, x5 z f
1 |: K8 m0 B) Y. H
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 $320,289, the report said.
( I$ s: q8 I8 F+ l0 w- m. A& @" v: P% T# ]$ z
Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
. b; O/ w5 C0 C ^2 ^$ b* M' A3 Q/ z+ j! a* a% t
“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said./ O- s, l. J" H: h# f- a0 |
. h+ \+ u6 b- I6 M" R0 ^- HFirst-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.
$ l0 c6 A/ l5 {1 y+ A: ?# A( G6 ]$ o+ @$ S( z v8 l: f8 t0 c
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.”
, a/ G8 i& s3 a0 M& @2 W( U3 g, ]) P* x8 D! M
The 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.: [* h Z0 \0 q
2 L" f* x( t4 ~ GPrices 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.5 m3 o# G0 `' [+ [) m* `8 P: _9 f# o
! u j1 N6 E: q! _* ?/ @. U- u* G
“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.
6 d- l# x, ^5 w2 H9 o9 P
- j" B+ i/ z4 ~- e, `( g! V% D“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.” |
|
狗仔卡
发表于 2010-10-4 16:19
提升卡
置顶卡
沉默卡
喧嚣卡
变色卡
显身卡
楼主
发表于 2010-10-4 17:03
发表于 2010-10-4 17:11
分享！
