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' N( ~! ?3 I8 l. g7 L. q2 vEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales6 T; u3 a. g2 M. @
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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8 l+ f$ v$ [6 q+ B6 O mEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.# M3 q3 O+ ~( n* H) t
& c# i2 j" W8 \“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.0 @8 |2 M- q5 p. U
* n4 f0 f/ ~. fSales 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. : I6 H: @- i- \; z
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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& u" F. O/ x; W4 i. nThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.2 b2 `5 C9 e4 M1 x) [
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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/ o+ z4 h- Q$ m" |; o; o- C) `. k“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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* A9 H& @; V6 `% oYear-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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% [0 }8 b1 | z2 y( j' l! @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.
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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 $320,289, the report said.' ]& r6 I) b9 X8 H
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.; d! g Y0 u8 y& k
) ?5 H# v/ F. L# J“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.9 v3 m M0 T0 b4 T4 ~
% O0 D0 Z; Y$ h1 yFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.' y \6 o& A% `% o
' c2 h j" M$ Q; z7 }) _7 x) P& X0 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.) }3 \' C7 ?9 @4 a
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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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