 鲜花( 150)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
不止是有点暖，是高烧～
F' a8 G' F( t! D# M1 z" W# N1 |3 W9 T8 Y- Y# q# L# O# A0 k
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story5 _7 t0 g% i b7 l% R
7 X; Z* z" ^2 v. u4 t5 i! x, F6 V5 A; s7 Y
Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
+ I9 L/ r0 M# I' X7 S High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
L, Z( A, q0 v3 _) r" I% A! Q( Y+ c6 p' c8 ~) Q
/ m# Y6 }7 C2 _* r* b! E3 {6 L$ f- j
EDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
& \/ M$ Q# I; J& L: l3 x3 s1 `$ k8 p2 Q7 E: A; @
“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.: ~8 _ v: h9 l+ I, ]5 a% K
- Y. i, J) o% |
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.
* G) c1 W& b' Z( G: {" r1 G) b8 @7 U( B J1 b, e& X
Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
6 U& `5 X/ n7 V+ `; }0 p: R/ f* W7 X5 l
The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.5 [( T! @/ g/ o- \* B1 l
) J5 _( Q) h* G- m0 A/ s: i“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. + _/ E% i2 B Z! u, m& U; e
: E5 h6 h& [8 m0 ~) j& Y9 o
“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”, h# ~( D* [( m3 V& F. h0 W. D: X: H
: n& O, K; E2 m+ a) x% g- x
Year-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said.
, G, Q3 G/ O3 n( J( n9 R2 g- t
. Z9 |9 D3 G& `1 f6 }% [. I- e* IThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.; Y; W @( }2 B
* d5 G$ M$ z1 X" h/ H% u7 X$ r
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 $320,289, the report said.6 r0 ^' z- }9 R) s e
# V9 J8 l% d# o# ^" _
Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.' e9 P+ E6 u: u! E0 i
% H: D. C3 e$ I' }% T
“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.# ^4 w# x$ f) r
; F/ ]! W f5 C6 U( W7 C
First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.1 t! Y, h7 }. E& a
* k L! h7 \% ~$ z! \& ?- F# yAn 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.”8 `+ ~3 m; G6 y* I# H
8 r3 m! J5 Z% l* e, ~) }
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.2 v, m- n+ }8 M3 r; B
4 ?8 {* ]8 Z) E7 `* D }0 X+ iPrices 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.' p0 x/ W% ^0 g4 \( g& b. C0 N
: @& @/ J$ c, C7 G+ E9 h8 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./ q& s* i; P4 w7 e. Q3 K8 f
+ U# T9 i l5 A; Q' O& B2 U“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.” |
|
狗仔卡
发表于 2010-10-4 16:19
提升卡
置顶卡
沉默卡
喧嚣卡
变色卡
显身卡
楼主
发表于 2010-10-4 17:03
发表于 2010-10-4 17:11
分享！
