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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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, K: @1 }* H. T; T8 KEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
3 J' c$ s# M& e5 J- R0 k1 J High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend3 s* [, u8 `. s( T2 R
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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.
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$ |& W; t7 C9 U: K9 r; `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.
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3 J4 v) h: m T1 l/ v( TFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.: p; h6 ], |( u0 e* ?
5 a1 ?: o$ J1 F* W“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. 5 X1 _1 Y$ U: p' n$ l0 h
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“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.”( x' N: X8 z. u4 x
" l- p5 u/ U2 a# G3 uYear-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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The sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.7 ]( G" Z) r9 ~! I/ x1 [! \9 ?
. A* c1 h* X% E( [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.6 W+ d+ F. `" a3 C+ j) t+ O
+ z. Y% e0 O# r5 l( a) YInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.+ X" d+ w1 M" i# W* D* D
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.0 ~; d% N- S" v# Q/ C
8 i. L; E. W% _" `An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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/ H: `' _) @5 l5 k, W3 R0 v+ FThe report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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$ Y: I% U0 U$ C/ M. kPrices 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.) g: v! _( S r. Q7 Y
1 F0 ~1 M& h; ^) m6 t8 J& w9 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.” |
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