 鲜花( 150)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
不止是有点暖,是高烧~
- q0 O! y0 r4 W: `! R6 @8 d7 a% R9 N* u7 l0 P) `2 }
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story+ j: p; F! G, s6 W7 V- _
0 ~: m" W. w! c. i/ _4 {
; {6 P$ |9 V. Q* s3 k7 ?+ w8 d
Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
4 j5 Q# K7 i8 x: @- r High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend: t# t5 F4 N# \. Q3 G/ g
/ l) G7 G( D4 C8 F* q- N* q2 z3 `. F% l0 C; J$ K3 n
EDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
- ]- w/ ]# ~- F, Z" D8 e: I3 J+ X, }( J' q$ D. v. k% G$ F# {
“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.1 q3 M9 ? [- Z$ u* b
8 z2 H! E" t! ]# @# R4 O# D' dSales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said.
4 ] T- i& i2 w4 `1 v, G1 _
0 x( z1 e; B5 K- y1 t b$ t+ OFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
4 R4 L% ~: H0 `- Q) P6 D
+ E0 X8 T9 ?' t, G0 M/ N* a# NThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.. l. |: c2 X) l
# g* X/ d) J( P, _! o
“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
+ _9 M+ o" O9 e' D. f: z+ a/ q! u9 b. y3 j5 D
“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”1 {9 G( W3 k: {- C
0 W! g) z M" p
Year-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said.
* K6 t' o& q+ Q( I8 {9 o
, u5 r' K& [$ a9 ~! t) jThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.
: f+ P3 V9 ]" L k( i* {+ W3 P) ?5 \4 `- |+ 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 $320,289, the report said.
- y1 O; y7 i) _6 a3 K& U9 p
& r( Z( u, q$ I- AInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
* f- ]* p8 _& I* B
2 D& \+ ?) u9 k5 G9 y' s0 I“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
. f- p- Y; r# w5 j7 ?& N
0 K% `% X, r) l3 B/ c; bFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.: `8 |# D5 |3 M( P& m
4 W2 o, M4 z5 q/ l2 b# M+ qAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
# g A' Y; ~0 V% w3 F
* I! u& K+ p* g$ Z, w mThe 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.
9 T" N- l! u1 h9 @$ \0 V# N3 [! @- B$ F
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.
2 z+ t( h2 `# [- @$ a1 k u+ [ N" S) _) X% {
“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.) r3 W& Z$ b' `% r
) I5 B$ D( Z& ]6 G$ l
“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.” |
|