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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
- O4 K" T; \$ g8 H3 b+ U High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend% a6 K; B, D K( U
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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.& V9 b/ p- S' ~# [* n
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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.
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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. 7 j; W2 j0 P/ P& r* |0 b/ ~- j, S
! f5 ?" d! e0 p/ c# QFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million. @: q T' ]7 F0 S7 p4 e' s- N7 W
, M) P+ P% K: o2 d" _The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.9 T& L2 u O$ x7 a, k. @/ F, ?& F& G
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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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, o$ k) C6 u* k% Q4 y% t# s. m“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., @+ @4 x" t5 m3 |) w" ?# X
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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.' p8 v- S; k: |
# L t, T+ Q# IAverage 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.6 P! p6 ?8 `# O! c2 W; s
3 t9 T/ P2 W+ Y% y9 NInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”! {9 h. W: u( ~
+ v* l' ]/ h' CThe report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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6 M7 `- z% [! H* Y/ \ [6 uPrices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.
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' a8 j( m0 k0 t) C“We cleaned up in the first quarter of 2010 because housing activity during the same period one year earlier was dismal,” said Elton Ash, regional executive vice-president of ReMax, Western Canada., ^; w( S, Z0 W, i" r$ q
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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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