 鲜花( 150)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
不止是有点暖,是高烧~
: [; v @/ ?$ N5 k, K5 Q5 r9 {. y
6 b* s$ m4 [# ]. ^% W+ X5 Shttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story& u) T5 j! V% Y e
4 B$ E% j. q. [$ r$ ~( [/ B6 B: I' h( ?! [2 n: x: Z
Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales% ?! Y( Q2 c- B4 a2 U& T- A
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend* b7 S( B) S s6 f* s
6 J7 |- y; X8 k2 [% [8 g! D+ L# [% A' _: `( L# ]2 H+ \
EDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
$ K1 S7 v/ A. V7 L1 Y. J5 {: Z& c& T6 _( B; w
“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.
, Z+ b5 n b8 o* r W
6 i7 l" c% }5 M; s3 ~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.
3 Z4 Q- s: X8 V+ T( e, Z( T! ?. p# J |8 M
Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.& }7 R3 H) T; f6 J; |- B8 N! F* U
' D- K6 u m6 E) V( K8 a# Q+ E5 Q9 K( 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.
3 C/ c* ]" d( P' K: ^6 o* o( I
$ i: L3 n* x% ?! x$ `“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. 4 }, J9 n; U. ?* Y. h% p( K
+ l2 d. p1 {. h/ B' 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.”( P7 q, G# ~0 y" O# z% s! U0 y5 I
# v$ _8 |/ c8 U: Z
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.' A6 S) u/ b' v
4 Z6 Y8 [7 S3 R1 h$ f6 T8 R% ]
The sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.7 S, C& p: w& |$ `/ x5 h9 L7 I
3 b" M$ R: O5 O% y
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 $320,289, the report said.8 z/ m+ C4 C. d# J) c
1 k; E' x" @' U
Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.7 S' [' m9 y" X+ y
! z$ b8 ? b- i" @5 D' T“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.2 p: `8 I1 U' j8 d0 G5 @
5 ^. F* |8 B% B' ^$ I9 xFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.6 o; u" y3 u) d; m. t
0 Y# S( ^6 D+ ~$ K. P
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.”! r% X: L* A' w: p5 M
: M/ A* o# {. `+ _+ b
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.
) R( b- O5 T& C; Y7 l6 \ P6 w7 y
3 Q$ q! S, d. P! }4 t5 F- uPrices 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.5 x o# j" |( o5 E$ c/ h
$ a6 v. R1 _/ o* h: 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.
# k: a- z- s! \9 P4 t) \* H! [
: r+ s6 ~1 N$ w+ x8 ]) b+ y# ? R“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.” |
|