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" M7 t6 R8 p: bEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
: i% r1 b2 k0 c0 i High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend/ ?$ b6 X0 z5 c
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* g8 j& |8 O$ [5 Z# ?* w& n0 e% lEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.& K! f$ K r- {. T3 f, H% ?* o
6 N. ?+ o' z4 ~“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. $ B4 C- \4 {: J: n
9 |: x" }; x/ y. g: R8 b6 TFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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$ ]- c* G8 H$ k“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. , |. O- R1 D# o' H0 E4 O
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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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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.$ ?5 j7 f) l3 m" m: R% E$ x* O
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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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8 e3 c% `: O; s# ^6 pAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.
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& v$ L1 {% N* Y. r" K6 C& Y6 [Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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; c0 v) r% z! e D% E“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.! E+ s$ W* J" F: e# e
' Y) L8 Q7 j: K* J+ r3 ^ sFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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0 J9 S3 H) X$ ?+ ]1 gAn 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.”& J6 ~! J6 @, [% Z: T S
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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.2 q9 d0 }7 H- c0 K
6 l, E7 Y" I$ }* \3 `- \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.! X+ B! t# e- a# w. P2 r5 m# V( H
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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.4 M+ O" P* _% y
1 X, c; t" W4 F, I$ ]8 k“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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