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+ u* J+ D; e1 v9 P. GEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales3 A6 y3 E5 k( ^$ @. `
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend" t- {/ E; j2 S
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# K- _4 m5 J$ Y# s5 X' b5 X7 s* zEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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, ~# J1 `; N( E) x, a0 d9 y' }“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.: q- p+ T! i( M8 }
6 X: W7 ?9 M" [& q( N& d$ pSales 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 $1 million.
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' P( S; y, S2 G& ?; eThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.5 f* F- }. z" h; y4 `
) @+ R8 m# ?$ v1 S f“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. # X7 Y4 _1 v& m2 {- Z7 @" c
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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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4 |0 s E& ? t/ ?% m: oYear-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.) v, _5 `. M. \) V* e2 j h( }
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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 2008.6 c8 D/ [# w4 }* J, B+ x! A
+ [$ i9 f& X' tAverage 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.6 _# x) S/ J8 |+ j3 J& o
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.* M5 g3 p* q/ T( Z) D
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”& ?* a+ _4 I8 o0 s+ M. O/ H% B
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets. i @* ^0 Y" \
; L O. ] ]! S: V8 RPrices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.) \6 ~: @1 ^ j1 `6 T' N
: a+ D$ y- }' G/ Y8 `: p& v, F“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.
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% X% a4 I. ~9 K# L% H1 P“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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