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1 ^; d/ ]2 V& e7 L! ?http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story$ J" z2 {6 `2 ~" C
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
2 F" Z5 A, J4 q I High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend9 ^, \, t& Q! c- y0 p
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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., J6 {4 r8 p ]0 e
* m7 H+ ~. X7 h/ eSales 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. % f2 L4 m8 w1 i7 I
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.% @" p) U. f% c0 M8 F% _* `
" V# M) g+ u2 }# QThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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. V3 b4 Q( I2 v) t" n( z3 R& W“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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$ u1 M% t) B, |8 a“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.
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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 2008.4 y' c' K& z+ c8 i& D) s" f9 N
- i; g0 A# j+ E* X/ H+ q8 GAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.+ l0 i4 A& z6 s# P4 n
" B1 N0 `2 O. RInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.# N3 b5 |( y6 J
# _' v. {" f( W“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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$ t B: _4 @, _8 S( V; b7 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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" M1 p# ~% g! X* ]* [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.”% g0 e, d O/ J3 q3 `; B
$ K) a4 s- N$ Y5 R8 ^- J) n$ V dThe 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.$ K% U0 a/ R" _6 j; ^2 z' q7 Z
" [& E4 W4 J2 Q! l8 d8 X' f. K) ^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.+ W$ {/ X- i" M# g
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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.1 W+ [, U( G! G
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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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