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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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' t7 N$ o% q5 k, v4 t" h, L! U/ bEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales. C% Y% e2 `' E* K5 ?
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend: s6 t$ r- t$ i2 ^3 e& w( N3 y" i" D1 p
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/ i$ V% Y: F! _EDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.$ z9 z6 a) E1 M5 S0 S. Y S8 h' b' Q
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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.) N3 }* I) [7 b8 A
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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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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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5 ~3 D1 j4 U7 u' N: K3 bThe 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.& D3 b6 f! M2 C4 r+ M- |5 b
. k s& M Z% w% V1 _“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. ( {3 h9 V' u3 _% M
( n- b. b* S' I. R6 E0 Y0 g“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.”
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. G, m. x6 `# T0 `9 s7 KYear-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.+ [: X8 L. @5 v* v4 ]
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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 $320,289, the report said.
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said. P5 |* K, D7 g, H6 x( h! P
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.6 l- V4 Z$ n; z/ x7 y; O
* W7 N- F( [- b# b7 sFirst-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.
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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.”
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' `; p7 q( F, d) e Q) vThe 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., U% W" Y' Y4 n& b9 K- j
0 ~! a- V3 _2 D9 J2 C: pPrices 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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6 T6 _1 n8 q+ b9 x7 l6 z P. F0 X“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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