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. U5 x% w6 V! tEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales1 Y2 t- B5 X3 q; ?; M7 f" L
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend: Z* B2 Q8 h4 S% }
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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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“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday./ r# O+ n, \: C, y* }) ?* f
; |5 l* Z/ I$ [, ~' a/ q3 wSales 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 $1 million.
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! h1 z* t& D# t1 q. d' [# \1 e; JThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. ; q* b$ H8 T2 x5 c5 m. P5 c a
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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.”' [$ g2 a: o( t3 d
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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.. K$ l( F6 t y( K
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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 $320,289, the report said.
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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/ O8 M$ O9 r1 ]0 E( V* u+ F4 d“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.$ e; M0 S- @) R6 l! o* m* g/ ?
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.; y, e0 n$ p- X
: H+ U, z0 y6 N: D( D* U7 ^$ O0 [0 J9 OAn 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.”) Y A7 O0 y' S: S6 Z* [8 ^. \
* L+ W4 ~6 x vThe 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.: s8 t$ H! H9 z1 a' R( s6 J
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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.
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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.( d$ m( ?& G T3 V% E& m+ C
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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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