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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
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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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) T/ [' N5 z, s) e“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.& [6 U4 I9 V0 s E
6 P* W& n6 V7 j2 }1 U* I" jSales 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.
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said., Y% X* g8 P+ s$ X- G; Q/ a
4 n- A1 L3 g1 M( ]. v0 |3 c“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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. j( E3 R8 P7 B3 u2 u# ~: q( k' D“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.”9 Z& j% { m% c- e
* S9 a$ U3 V9 R8 N4 E9 m4 qYear-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.7 h/ E) V# C W, q0 _( a0 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., h1 B9 b2 E6 c9 o+ s c
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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.) _9 |/ i; N2 V6 ^
! r6 a6 s' Q# ^; _1 N7 O% HInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.. D" ?: r% O' k" V8 m D& ~
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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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6 P% x/ P- Y* X z" P& bFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.) y* c% N8 q' g2 D4 |
5 w! T$ r+ W: H! |# l: RAn 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.”5 P! }& V3 i% f1 G6 u
! B7 C6 ?+ }2 n- p( S9 `( [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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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.% c% u0 I- {5 R4 `3 L4 Q
, X* @' J# H% w$ 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.% u# C/ K, z5 ]% F
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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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