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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story* T" I1 U4 J/ J4 j# _; v1 n" }
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
! j' X+ S p9 p: w7 I- X High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend# K3 |3 ~/ O/ a! r* q, R6 X
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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.% z9 h) e. i1 E( w& I5 h, D& K. Q
2 N8 j- K4 F e8 `“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.- H+ s- v2 _1 m$ I, u* W' ~( U$ ?
% k' M: W+ W& p% P6 A$ u! B* }- NSales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said.
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, W$ ?* o3 L- `" z# C+ q+ q2 TFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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# }+ q" A" R8 UThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.5 f6 @1 N; Y# k% G
5 X: T$ p' h6 Z8 k* F“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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8 o+ H# C- M* w; ?- M0 z1 B* {* d( y“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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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.& a( A' D W p3 I
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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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, \' [0 M1 K8 x0 ~% m: f; S9 FAverage 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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1 L% `/ ^% D2 h7 SInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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, u8 M" q8 i9 g% c0 T“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said. H3 E2 `" f0 Z7 D; {8 V
2 o& ]% f: y) X' X9 f& w+ b- \% cFirst-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.”+ H" T5 U5 V1 ^; x
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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.+ q: b% @" y* n/ n& U
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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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; v2 X) p5 c0 f5 O“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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& v s' T5 C3 {; Y# j/ |1 ]“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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