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5 N3 R/ L2 L! zEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
' l: ^$ ~. K5 {6 ]0 ^- y: r High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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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.% X% x( D6 Q2 W: k$ I' D
. F7 n; L8 K3 `9 K F/ A6 j“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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! O9 V# J" b: K2 HSales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. + I8 Y. L1 Z$ c5 n
# |# r D+ e+ s. h M/ ~* B+ hFifty-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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“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. 4 R) s0 e: j. p7 K6 z
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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.
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- U0 a) t% E) cThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.+ Q3 F' h2 y3 s: S, W# I4 z% D
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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.
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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% a8 U1 B% d8 F- b! Y; ~0 \' q“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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_5 |: {; Z* BFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.+ T+ y$ D" g" Y2 g( n
8 g* P2 V6 p; b# {9 ]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.”2 j; x; y9 e" r
3 s4 t; K" \: e/ n, q/ w* ` XThe 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.1 D4 i4 B. f5 Y6 K+ J# W1 i8 u( v
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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.! U; O r3 L: ?
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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./ @+ f; q/ ?1 o9 d0 q( Q* J
+ c+ U( s' u, A“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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