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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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9 e% k2 p: @4 ?8 O$ z9 DEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales$ ~* X, b! Q8 o! _. t
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend8 f8 V1 f+ \. O0 ^
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# u/ R+ ?1 e+ W2 hEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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* c% {' L( l3 p* l. [" ~“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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9 A/ z2 h8 X, t# ], S2 b! g) b& a( |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. ' q7 q1 h* d- D9 g
% [* w. n1 {1 f, s- H% ]Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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3 Y" P( V8 ~! n- F4 H+ kThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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. k, N4 p! ?* ]7 Y& ^“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. 3 `. r7 j( \# x2 m5 w3 G, x l; ?$ i0 h
( ^; q |0 K2 w/ Z* E“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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- n/ H" [4 v( N2 t3 J* j. ZYear-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.6 A& [. m5 G8 h7 I7 @4 U/ L
. |; T- l/ W5 S/ MThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008. L3 Y! r: `2 ~" Z( Z9 G5 g4 W, T
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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.7 h) H) ?/ y1 L% \) {3 ]
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said. u' v5 I8 E* d
/ `6 |! i9 F8 j7 B# T# R“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 $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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% E0 F5 o" z) f% aThe report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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0 Y. e5 {1 ~, j9 hPrices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.
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9 v5 x4 [$ I( Q8 k+ Q0 j/ }“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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