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8 s- Q; g! E$ D6 E' i+ o& sEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales1 m8 T) E8 O. s* \3 y0 q {* l* V. h
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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/ W# D' [3 }( [EDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax./ {* v5 X$ I( |3 _
3 C! o# ]+ E X. U) i“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.% X1 O7 m) P/ K* B2 t3 E4 k
! J" f) F- G" p( {Sales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. 5 g7 }& M! F5 j$ {
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.4 e1 O6 l: I" T2 c/ }
$ J( U& r. N( x/ O& XThe 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.+ ]2 l6 Q& T/ t! C) l, Z/ x' S
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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.”
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4 E [8 p. v; @& `" h' b0 _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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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.8 D H' s' _- p& B' w6 O
$ q) t* y( g' Y; KInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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* d& Q# h2 |) F“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.% S9 E% _( Z% |! J
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.7 M$ q! A: [6 n4 \; i- P1 _5 q
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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.”+ t( G: d# W1 b) _3 X
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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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! {" Q3 Q# [* @1 B. V/ B. @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.7 W1 b, ]4 i0 P6 h9 h" c
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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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. ]% b/ ]# P8 Z2 b3 p+ X, i“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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