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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales" Z9 \ j- B7 `
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend! M D7 d' \# F" |$ T7 w l
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! v8 @3 P9 T+ ?/ \, x f6 cEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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- v$ g+ [ D( @3 i( p; l“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.
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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. 6 `) j8 v; S: S5 a" ?) m% W
+ k+ W6 ] m6 Z, F, O0 gFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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/ q$ l* U6 y" D0 `" ~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.- S/ l* b$ g1 p; J4 L
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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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4 t; n$ t+ y+ [“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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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 2008.0 A. p2 R4 F# ?
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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.) y3 C( g5 q1 K1 {4 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.4 j) \" o* k% n/ g- C2 ^
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said. {0 o. u7 S( W7 _: {; \! R1 t3 X
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.5 {, g! Z ]( k4 D" c1 q
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”/ F! p( U+ M7 p3 m, P4 [, |
, u) {' J3 Z3 D _! X. rThe report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.; K5 J& j' x q; Y, o% i
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Prices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.2 e. b6 w7 R7 ~: d$ @* c
8 ?, ]+ B. C" ?% ^) Y“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.& s& t( V2 n9 K% a
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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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