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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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3 d9 u* O. H2 E# e* r/ \7 f6 [Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales! R f* P }4 \3 q
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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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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s( `3 h5 ~( W: F7 D, R* p“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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& q7 |1 t* n; N* p9 T7 NSales 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. 4 ] f" K- P O5 O; X1 @
$ X3 R7 x: _6 p/ X7 j, VFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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; @* Q0 r3 _- C% TThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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# E$ ]- ^/ G. A3 n7 A“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.”, M- T5 n. h. h; i( ] O
* Q7 S9 f4 H* E5 b' i, y' C( ^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.+ E' w. m7 S$ s" V& M
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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.
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) c9 P: c* I* ~$ |6 kAverage 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 $320,289, the report said." _8 c$ b" G& P) P. A4 ^
2 f+ N) i# f6 h8 U: G' a3 j: P6 W1 hInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.& i1 e5 T" o7 ?/ @) {, ~6 L
* ~7 L' S; _" _: t. l“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.! u8 m4 O8 `+ N# K) K
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.* @9 W/ G" H( R3 o0 m2 V& z& e
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”+ i$ ^% ^" Z! [" o, H/ }
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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.$ B5 @" y2 s: x: h" m
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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.
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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.
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“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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