 鲜花( 150)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
不止是有点暖，是高烧～
5 U7 k; p) {) ]( N* f
) N/ @7 h# m( n" @0 P1 k/ Y4 _http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
7 r O3 v6 X5 ]0 T8 x
+ q% U4 j. E% Q) y$ ~+ g2 M, }; g3 V. ~
Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales# G* C4 {" |% P6 s+ C
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend, J$ `( i' P0 a- K# Q
5 D1 A4 Q# J: S, b- m5 @4 S& \
4 J2 L" y/ K2 X3 Y4 k" LEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.+ {0 _6 r/ w2 C! s Q
* N [, B4 h0 d N4 u
“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.
+ w" X6 `* @0 t" u' Q6 g3 O! r! r: |( o. N' B/ S$ }$ v
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. 2 D2 J3 r3 S \0 r) t
) C. `6 I L- }/ k
Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
! j# d) a( L- _ z) z
8 W' U' P6 J! |7 MThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
2 X+ E: Z& W$ S, R! |0 b D; B$ q! w7 G4 ~/ q; ` z
“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. 4 A: [; b9 ]7 V6 V! r C
# s2 ]: V& m0 D' M @' T4 m* [# _
“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.”5 {: d- [" Y8 D4 ^6 N9 |" Z: Q
- m6 d4 c" p& J8 ]) r
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.- F3 K, E9 E0 x3 ]& m4 X
( i% V$ b2 r: D$ I+ z' I7 e# Z+ [ k* `The sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.3 L& y/ ~3 n$ w5 W. M$ k
% j4 ?/ D( u3 f+ _
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.
& E5 I! @8 U/ F4 ?3 {5 b
3 v* |+ R& x1 S; S) x0 PInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.5 B9 w+ `& ]( O) e! f. O4 {
- J1 ^& `; I* A0 @) Z8 C
“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.1 \! C2 z/ B9 a. |0 ] j
7 @* ]/ q/ } [( k% ^* e9 W( N
First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.' _# A/ e0 ]' G( \$ }$ |
1 m7 ^1 ?8 p3 {+ V( @2 p
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.”
! K1 w- h' ~" g9 {7 g; d! L3 Q5 q" B+ `7 M6 h6 d4 E5 O0 T- A
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.9 L( L$ \$ o+ }$ h2 Y
/ X5 a* h E6 U+ w" zPrices 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.
( N( p* B' P4 d) n' J: y+ M6 o0 T4 ~1 F3 Y
“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.
9 T# P! I/ B s) O U- ]: h7 R. z# T6 T& k' \% V( \2 _0 f, C
“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！