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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
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p2 s# w" F; i- a* k1 FEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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& q- T7 V, J" _, b8 F# J“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.
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3 W& S: Y {0 }7 b4 t9 L$ W. V& ASales 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.
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7 H) |/ `( W% x1 Z0 f( N9 VFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.3 \, j S* I( D5 A1 `+ Q. P. h6 S
, o' Z5 I# d9 @The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.6 D r1 M# f7 U0 t# t0 L
5 \' a( t, o7 K/ h+ \6 x“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. ' U% G/ O+ m: R+ @/ C
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”0 y2 e) t3 v" `) W
, o9 F5 a2 Z; G& g: z+ l* [7 j2 fYear-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said.
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6 {! i* o9 R8 d7 B/ |The sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.2 R" @. y0 Y$ X* Q
/ d: s! O( T+ M! ?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 $320,289, the report said.# E! J& k/ s7 T" ]% a8 k
: n4 a! x2 H$ c7 i% A) v+ GInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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3 X4 Q7 [4 k8 ]/ y: s6 ~7 g“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.! P1 r% K+ @. w- _) `9 G
) v6 d5 ?( I3 Y9 S. L. ~+ wFirst-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.' l. k/ r0 I2 P z3 z& Y2 ~( h- Q: {
. u \$ c; i- K2 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.”
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' l& U# I" A4 O, t; SThe 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.. a! V4 g7 ~7 { j7 k/ f
# _, p ]; J& @; \, c4 V: pPrices 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.
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+ e) X7 w4 [8 ~/ t/ x- Z“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.; P B n2 @8 V
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“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.” |
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