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' t6 f8 N6 Z, n; ], `3 ?Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales- q' m3 W; P" @
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend4 T! [' ]2 D2 Y" n
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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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* a9 I4 t1 s1 V' `“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. # @1 u3 g) }% t2 v4 _; ~
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.$ w" u0 @; z; r# ?; l) w; i: y
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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.
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% V0 {; b, h! u9 D& i5 b“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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: K. G! _5 a/ 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.”) z* L8 P3 b8 z+ z! Z
" V W, s' n# `* GYear-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., R/ l5 [% p `0 X/ t9 T
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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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" v3 @2 g) q+ S) {' w) E“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.8 k: N- F- n+ a* o. p r
# h- L4 Y) } E* D3 d- W& mFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.3 M1 V# b# t, m. c% a3 w
2 M% J4 c# m" YAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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, _3 i' g! @$ ?6 ?- @ i4 bThe 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.' `0 g2 l% Z: R- J; A$ l# \. M
s7 x3 b/ s" S8 c“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.2 M3 }2 W/ O+ A* W }/ ?! u( V
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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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