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; e! C% j5 a9 U; R- i1 l) L* bEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales0 k7 q* Y: `& |7 g- N
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EDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.+ b9 _5 v8 _0 _, d$ a
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“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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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.
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( i% G& G, M0 H+ |7 Z" Q; O; c, iFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million. t/ A8 P% D. o% L* G
! J- z9 H f1 q' nThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.! q7 d6 n. ~7 A( ^$ h, X, T
J* E9 A: |) {0 a: Z; ~“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.
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" a+ z+ F* D+ Z* F“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.”
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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.
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( w3 Z8 D# a! ?; \- TThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.
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) M' x! W3 ]6 q% I7 rAverage 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.2 G3 O: T' i2 t' C( R
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said. e, V4 @. c3 t5 j8 ?& X, f* s* @- p
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.3 Y- q3 I+ g# s5 P( z% M
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.$ R* J* x: y/ h+ z
+ w6 ?- O. ]9 q5 gPrices 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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; W g9 `# W0 z/ X( W“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.
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) z0 R# ?2 v% U# w& 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.” |
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