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+ W$ e5 ^7 d3 U/ JEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
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) K0 d# L. R. G. g4 h& P: ?EDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.! \' ?- @5 ?9 _
3 V8 M0 N5 ]& f w" @“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.3 P; a, X! ?% I2 D
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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.
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”4 M6 {3 l$ s' q% }( q6 u
; l$ c0 b& @: t# h: Q1 VYear-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.+ f; X4 x0 t! L1 v' p7 k; J
, H2 W+ e: `3 l. [The sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.8 k3 q4 Q5 M; |% B& X( t
; _8 k% S8 @) h9 mAverage 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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6 Q" P; s9 U3 f/ p5 _- } ^Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.% |- C; V( I& a0 G
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.- m: j+ B8 A. v i, a7 r- Y
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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2 m! h: N2 L+ u" wAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.: o+ |) z( P j
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Prices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.# D! g( x0 z& }) B! G1 g+ S
; R1 I- Z* {0 e: I4 z7 V. T: T“We cleaned up in the first quarter of 2010 because housing activity during the same period one year earlier was dismal,” said Elton Ash, regional executive vice-president of ReMax, Western Canada. N* s6 S) [" ~$ L0 V' d2 T
) l. m' ]6 o _) n“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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