 鲜花( 150)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
不止是有点暖，是高烧～; k% D0 M' @7 N
) b) Q0 Z# f/ ]0 s6 {1 `* c0 D
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story1 F) q2 l4 d2 Y! c0 ^ h& e
3 I# S* Z0 o4 y4 |- E. T
# b3 Q& s1 O& m+ t1 z( w+ C
Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales+ D# E# o$ V$ d" h
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
2 S- J( |8 c- r N9 o/ j$ g. l0 t8 O( p, o
! _. b( z: v$ p+ d% ?" Z. J7 s
EDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.. J/ T( L" \0 C1 r
0 _8 X4 Y* `5 {# Y; p/ l4 i
“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.5 C; K: t- R6 S3 p% M* C2 C
" V. u5 y" o: l$ L5 kSales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. 2 G# p( d- J( F
5 T$ ^1 N* O: M R/ J H$ IFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
3 b" Z- X* v& R3 }) P4 e
) l" r& j* a" s2 x& l1 H8 BThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.. w8 B5 {; A7 o
; d! q+ G* F* d! f5 q" ]0 O
“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
* [) n% O% J5 b! @0 i5 {/ v
8 J/ m" j( [1 Z% c/ U“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”' M1 P0 I: ^" ~8 L" M; L9 }
7 ^% S8 Z0 M u& X5 r2 H* XYear-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said.
/ ^% k% E" p. u" E) Y
1 M: |+ z% w# u( s$ Q9 r3 }The sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.6 x, e- d/ C) S* [( F+ ^% ^
2 i L7 h4 ]; l* c7 a$ A
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.% W/ C. x- h( G, o2 P n
$ ]/ c/ f* I9 N2 l8 T3 v. O: ~$ W H
Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
, R" a0 k* ]" j) c) v# M2 g( t1 L( }! V5 H% v$ h
“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.5 p. Y% F8 b% q; b$ U' U+ m
# i8 H4 N2 F1 X7 S( o* f/ R6 sFirst-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.! q: f1 N4 Q d( j' m7 \
$ ?( R- ~; c8 N/ \: ]2 P k. y6 U. I
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! I B0 y5 ~' {4 D8 t- I' G6 v: ]" [7 l0 ~* 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.
! o x$ V8 ~5 \( D9 b0 ^, \
6 D8 [0 {: L4 O9 QPrices 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.: d) T$ O* Z: O6 k% R3 F C
6 g2 h! U4 X6 G- ? H5 @
“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.
* o" Q( t/ @1 P$ C' T1 v
" P' v3 ~! @9 H5 F# e“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！
