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/ e; n6 Z+ E; `& i3 H8 q; GEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales- [2 g! f: F5 ~
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend% P' x! \. j! `& n/ V
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, M6 U1 V0 w k, C6 g, e9 dEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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9 i6 I- l, Y5 \4 _ T“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.# f/ V' p' ]3 k- `: F' o4 X. x
+ J+ l: k/ b$ i2 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. $ ~4 [( ~% ^5 `
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.5 j0 Q8 S! ?! i9 g, [% `. {% X
) a: H% |* P4 i. r2 x Z P+ jThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.. w2 W1 M/ Q% p c4 K3 _
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. ) B; ]7 k, O. A5 r7 W4 N
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”3 R, c O% ]$ }; {1 n
2 H! U/ [. M- D4 |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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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 $320,289, the report said.
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% I8 f: w; W9 |/ eInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said./ m$ u, Z& D n8 P$ b* Q" U
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said./ Q7 {, }7 S m% }& o
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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.) H3 U& K6 V. U4 U7 [8 Q2 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.”+ d: g1 s4 t \
4 T# w5 E, N Z9 {+ u* H: `0 j, I- GThe 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.! H# u8 O' W8 i
% N) Q9 Q g/ T6 \& K! ePrices 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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“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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