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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
. x9 }7 x! ~' V7 E High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend+ h) r9 N! M& \, Y H
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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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“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.5 B P. S9 k/ U6 S9 b& N
6 f- X' D f5 j0 w$ i0 TSales 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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' ?" K8 s% D6 T5 ~% L8 `. @- U& BFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.- v$ ]& G1 r; N& W& ]
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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.0 k: s9 v+ i( k2 }
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“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.” `" _: c" v- @- E
& i# Z6 O- x. O; l9 {1 ^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., @! a1 u/ |! \/ ?/ g3 h
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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 $320,289, the report said.! t2 v! I6 O1 @ o* X& {
) q( x2 M" z9 ]Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.9 S, e1 q$ f& b% p+ b+ R3 ]* x
& u- c+ A L7 Y- I“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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5 x+ U+ o W U4 f' GFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.* i; J$ u9 r0 v: w/ i* a' h
$ j$ p. q+ v; K; C7 sAn 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.”8 H; K' o$ \; Y+ s" S, x7 y* k
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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.
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/ Q! l) i5 H& J- ~, \: j( p! sPrices 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.
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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.
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" @! q5 Q& X/ ]6 D/ \“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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