 鲜花( 150)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
不止是有点暖，是高烧～1 G+ e1 n# f2 h6 `) [( P, t! |7 [, a
6 w0 W _- X3 v2 C2 j zhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
% q2 X9 u1 i& Y, M1 V
3 V, ?1 q* v: w( Q ~. ~
8 v2 b& c& e' s3 t: b3 h0 ?Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
% k& V+ R& o( w# D3 K9 s5 Z4 }7 T High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
* K \; H X1 L5 Z) J/ \* ^! n6 H, F Q, P7 v) G6 k1 b& h
0 t( F) H! a* x0 k" F8 ]4 J
EDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
. M: z4 c# f6 A; Q% u6 k4 p' c3 V! ^6 X! ]# b, 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./ s6 c' s% k% _) y t3 Q3 k; E
" L& m. w; M* f. j4 b
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. : g2 i& k7 V! Y- C5 r
; U2 }! u: b2 e# ~+ j" G
Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.+ X6 k: V# q2 j% f
" |4 g. O2 ?9 C0 m" p5 Q }0 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.
2 k' I C+ a1 ~& V5 k, z9 \( M. Z' e
“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.
: T3 U7 ^8 j% N( Q6 K; J- ^, v% S, Q
“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 { I x# B' _8 U+ l, b, l
; r+ ^; Z, d* B9 V1 ~9 J
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.7 s2 u! N0 z6 R- g6 o
9 n( u! j" @) L+ ~! t
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.
! G4 W, g* |3 ^9 y" l: _5 e
. R, J$ O) i+ S8 `8 b; K: CAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.; H8 m1 R: Y/ f! A+ x
' g% F# Y9 }/ h& r. h$ oInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
6 F! f* N1 R0 k7 T, ~ o/ Q2 u
$ K/ _' c& }; n0 H+ w“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
( q- d& R9 D$ ?; x/ h
% @; ^ A, K# p' AFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
# c( Y3 I" }: P0 c* k
/ K+ ?1 Q, \# N3 x& ]An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
' e+ u& S% p2 n4 r0 _8 d/ i- _* L4 V$ f# y, ^. y
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.6 }6 y w. R( t2 T- ^ O
0 h5 }) _7 {1 c6 _
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.0 H: E# k: b. }9 H+ V
; Z, L, v7 K# ?( }2 v: O, D# D“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.
2 D0 L& j, u6 o8 |8 z) B$ X3 C- n; i- |' @# G1 A# s
“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！