 鲜花( 150)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
不止是有点暖,是高烧~
/ I; ~1 u7 d% E0 d) J& a& Y, f, g% i3 \% @* d' R9 v
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story* I0 b- O% D5 l& y4 n% X7 c
6 {+ N5 _ S4 o. ^$ W; {5 Q. F1 Y4 h( |# \0 n8 J
Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
8 n5 i! i$ j/ m% J! t7 n High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend. a* y+ Z8 O; c1 z. d! I+ D1 c
. i" l! _1 ]4 X/ q$ w6 }( w3 }
O$ A+ c$ N3 A# u- GEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.5 k7 _; w0 d2 @
& ?6 c/ O1 ]3 \0 {# `9 q4 L: G
“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.
& A$ n+ P8 K. v9 I* F) m/ ^
& O' ?- ]2 L) g& XSales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. 5 B* m9 n, E) _; c7 q8 e" M, M; f
+ P5 W* R& X9 n$ hFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.; q3 _& W' O, t _9 f
. O3 _: }2 [: Q a) q7 RThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
9 Z$ [$ J0 y6 a5 K, d1 ]2 f
4 N- ]$ V& U5 d5 |* b“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. ! ^8 Q9 z: H: ], i; s4 g$ P
( w/ y9 [, {) V8 b4 I“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.”8 O. i4 e o! E2 `
& h) B# K$ L; G" q( a& B F/ yYear-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.: j$ g% U. Z% w7 A. \+ h
% {0 S) {" N* m+ D& A8 X6 ^
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.
8 J% e6 r. K% a5 O4 U/ L( {( N1 H c; D4 {
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 $320,289, the report said.# M5 o# a+ C! t& l8 X L; P
. F! H/ |% G: s) W5 H( T: Q+ T+ VInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
* S7 [- ]0 b$ ]9 _1 \- X4 A" ^3 l0 k( ^% r. O
“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.8 ^+ j, o& q/ S, L# V' q! I# c a
2 @5 K3 e5 X9 _4 p1 gFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
, V+ b3 ^ M [! ~
- r4 }: U* f# C- J; v6 {An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
# i6 }# i1 B; _' P2 B y4 P/ Z$ m2 p1 Q5 l' s: V
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.; D, S7 N6 E1 U: \4 l
; K' _4 p% d! X) v: j7 @" }; p+ APrices 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.. {8 ]* [4 W! `7 g& C
) Z. k# P& z" W1 q) S( s4 k' P U“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.
8 q& v# X, |& _% e; @( d0 ]
2 g1 m( p/ O8 C! T1 [“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.” |
|