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+ o9 M6 N; q( M. |Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales, y1 T" H( H9 {$ F" k: g
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend4 l! } W) y' m4 ]3 h2 u) G9 H
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# o( g( i; `" L$ d2 qEDMONTON — 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.- c1 w# r+ T, b: o$ W/ |
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Sales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. 0 G, P* D8 K7 W/ J+ O
( i# F! _$ @7 d& u! B9 ?2 N% W8 ZFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million., _2 P5 D1 ^* h/ m! n; q S8 }3 {
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.# I" D! n9 f! Z( e2 z; u
* K/ G9 j( Y8 t; t W% w“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. 9 O, g0 {4 t0 K" F8 W( X
! ^. l& b2 I( W6 K0 H4 ~“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”4 l3 u c4 q3 ^: A
. M/ _* d X( x5 @( ]' D' F! |Year-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said.2 e9 q' S5 }6 W0 f) R* G& i
" ?& O9 e d) }1 EThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.6 ]* C( Z+ C, ~% x% L5 ^* o' j$ p
$ q0 k f- E8 iAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.& {& S# ~! ?% N8 x
) M9 ]1 e! @( x" K" i% N5 _' z9 L6 zInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.( v" J" h, V$ d7 t1 G
1 H+ |; L' l( b2 L( a; m! T& C“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 $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.3 j' F9 d( C: c) `2 h$ P
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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.”# W& f+ e5 ]0 @6 ~4 m
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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.) v* v7 c' @, u2 T' S
$ P" ]. D" ^! \6 {6 r" KPrices 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.9 L5 K) v% F7 D8 c' Y
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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.* c2 l& c4 J# b e/ |: j
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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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