 鲜花( 150)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
不止是有点暖,是高烧~
* ~7 W' J! n/ Z; D% a4 K! n* O( r: b3 {
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story f0 \* j) A" C K. y5 G
/ e' g8 z7 d4 D* Q
4 e' ^' y9 ~/ Y' q( q/ h( S
Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
5 O: ?# ~2 U% c& `1 \6 Z0 s High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend6 B0 p# G; C# O! y3 ~ I, u
- X# f \5 I" ]- q% [5 ?5 \- u7 `& J; V
EDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
2 c) s3 i( I- i* S- ?& z5 c
2 R4 i- j+ w& y4 i3 o, [+ j9 }" T; n“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.. t7 M( N8 |+ x8 G) k
; V6 I4 @% v3 t' M
Sales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. 3 S. O* p" I$ ~( @: v' W/ Z; V
( L: R9 ^& \4 y) z8 EFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.( l% e1 l0 [5 M" t; T
7 e1 c F' K3 U
The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said. P7 P ?% F; l2 h! e
5 c6 v7 d8 x+ Y* _
“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
: S( l* L. Y) \- l! S: K
- i( r$ P0 ?% C“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.”: |5 j) i' {* K
& s$ A7 `! m" R+ Y7 |+ |2 G
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.
* C" t& C' i9 L) T1 k/ b2 _* z2 `- R6 a0 O5 Y, K* f$ e
The sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.1 p- [4 B/ z8 \ W6 h
. k& X; ~/ }% I& T
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 $320,289, the report said.
/ W8 p7 _9 B$ w( z; O
$ y6 M' V5 w5 G' hInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said., B. k# F; F+ `; J
* D0 S- y; l, c p, e“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.! K: T' H1 a. w9 Q' v$ w
8 x: x3 e4 ^* p, W cFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
# v) W7 F3 l* q2 l0 J* {8 p A& h; `3 F
An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
# K5 M0 a2 n) R' {8 N- R$ W. k: l* w4 K8 @
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.( x$ G; y1 L6 Q7 n8 {7 h9 [! {
* P1 t. P/ d H; `& dPrices 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./ s" X+ d( ]; C- a2 W
$ E% M2 o8 F! s. Y
“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.
4 C! u# O* \- R, M$ T2 s
" P! j% {5 G6 |# A6 ~" b3 t“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.” |
|