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/ W0 a4 `) m) w- Q; vEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
- v9 N1 c9 a9 {4 m! u0 z" V0 f0 O0 A3 s High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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6 b( D/ R; y5 F; e# v/ H% \9 nEDMONTON — 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.8 F* ~3 _. u8 s7 m+ L2 V2 L; L
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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. % w& r R/ L, P+ k6 ^2 j# W1 X' |9 ^
2 Y# Y* H; B: i0 M( W4 E' J+ c% PFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.0 T& {) @) {- r+ |) L
4 B; ^6 z5 ]# P% o I/ X1 [: kThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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0 Z+ D$ M5 e6 N3 ^" ^4 g7 R2 p“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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“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.”3 D4 ~. K5 b8 i8 ?( U9 a
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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.
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# u, B& `( L, \ B" FAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.
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6 R, c$ Q2 ]; y& _6 YInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.+ r) _2 H$ D Y# L8 s# K
$ t7 P7 Y* s9 L& V2 s4 e, ]. bFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”/ f3 t, u6 F& m8 |9 M# D/ u
3 Z$ N2 ^+ p( tThe 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." Q( a5 g8 A" E5 J* b8 m
1 a8 S( I: R! z! h4 s4 W+ N5 `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.& W7 t# D- W$ X7 w2 R4 d
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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.( s( c" ], a2 \( B( n4 p6 A
( R' M5 j& F5 O$ m% ^, W“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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