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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
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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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5 Y, `- P7 n, e& l0 M7 P“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 @0 v. h" R5 |6 f& w+ [) h! F
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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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- T' |* v( i0 |) yFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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& C1 A' |# q9 A% }$ ?6 LThe 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.. Q! K# L( d1 V) z M; U
) n! G% @$ ^/ s7 t8 n+ Y“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.”
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( c6 J: O- P: z) W- ZYear-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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' M* ~% ]" z6 [( Y* dThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.8 l- I% C& F) w1 q) \" X T* N9 v g
# w. }+ e& w4 a! i. H# J9 j- BAverage 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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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.# {* c& A V3 m/ j3 T4 Z# ?
3 ~. Q0 w) k6 V8 a“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.0 Q! Y5 L* ]" ]# o4 C3 R% m5 A% c
" }5 E; d2 @9 ?* |( aFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.) Z2 M5 Q6 c) e
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.” r% V0 \4 t [9 U! h
! u2 d7 @2 M. e9 DThe report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.3 _4 D; l; Q" m, B) b# O
/ K1 p1 J' I0 ` L5 p5 P" APrices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.$ F4 Z" b1 v( q3 ^- d0 C; r8 [
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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. _: v4 B) w1 Z
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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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