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& {: F) N1 g5 n+ b0 ^# v7 uEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales2 @- y/ e1 h; ?) K2 c
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend& z9 e7 s S6 X8 W9 Z
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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.
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9 O3 V9 V) R T) U$ Z1 S8 n/ 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." N0 I2 X8 r2 o# x' Z
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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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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.* u- i+ z! A# E
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said. m& @# M) @% T+ x5 R
- ~2 }8 ~( A1 A1 H' _“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”, ?6 ]3 B* J0 ^- o
3 p1 o5 n( l$ H! o6 v# V% PYear-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.% z& w; i; c- a% Q9 m1 w9 k
* M0 _4 d% E& X6 ?The sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.5 t8 r! B) h8 I3 D2 ~2 W0 \( l
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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.0 p/ u4 y# H' `" e: R
5 ?' Y/ r% C. H* {0 rInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.; q( }' w1 V. _- N# o
0 ~" w" d( i0 R2 W& y“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 $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”3 z# _& J n6 s6 ^$ R/ C7 a
$ F/ [* Y- c7 L, kThe 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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3 j9 S1 L7 M6 w9 QPrices 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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+ O) v) C1 g8 Y- Q/ d5 G. f- 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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