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: O0 r( h) O! j7 J" d5 B/ ^3 IEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales* ~! b* O) Q- ]: m4 J6 a: V
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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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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( V8 N; t$ Q4 n“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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# e# ^) n* n! c6 q4 [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. + V3 T" H+ W( ]) T9 L
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.6 i* ]8 Y* F& i2 [9 D. [; c! l
' I) X# {0 P" z( t7 J3 j2 F0 c“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. % o' {: N3 \$ u) N
0 X0 P: e7 u! F' M! H" J“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”
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# ]5 T, K) ~6 s' d2 n2 `& y5 sYear-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said.$ B6 c+ t" u" Q- g' g, K! K
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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.9 h, R4 q+ [; ?5 T1 C2 A! }
: L* r" l- h! S& C ~Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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' A, `% z2 h: A8 |; G“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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7 z1 I3 |5 R. H. ~" H' UFirst-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./ T4 e' N: O5 c P. e! V% x4 Z1 F5 Z
5 R2 _ A+ h( g5 ~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 v# j4 l) E# i' K* p
( ~1 d9 F2 _8 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.
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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.! C! X- y- c* t
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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., y7 {9 h) L# P- K' h
9 P% J: I/ x+ ^6 Q- L% I5 M9 S7 n* {“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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