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$ y& W4 r7 T8 U7 Q) G7 wEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
" ]2 j1 w) n+ b High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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( ~* Q' Y( B% ]9 \$ fEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.7 _6 ?* N L. q% o7 i
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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.7 Q+ W& r) ]$ B/ R( {2 @* i. n
- H9 k4 A$ X% l1 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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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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9 ~ u/ H5 D/ [; ^+ {3 e“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”9 R/ W$ j x% B
# S* Q0 N# a S" C( o) H8 kYear-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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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.' |3 [& z1 r9 o6 [+ V2 c( d
3 N1 k8 _5 o8 |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 $320,289, the report said.) C0 i& {0 O2 p$ n
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.' W$ d ]/ O/ j9 ~& w
. ?$ b$ |9 P7 x6 `) D5 ^“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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5 h! t9 ], m; _+ xFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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. d& Q' M7 V. y0 H% dAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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6 i- Q$ W n- r, U3 V' }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.* P) \/ V; g7 T: }4 T
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“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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“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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