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7 z8 z* ~5 D d) C0 B/ ~Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
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, ]6 t! y/ N! a; TEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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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.4 G& ~$ d: | c6 r
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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. ) b L5 x7 G y7 B) T: D
. Q7 H4 y7 D% t& ?1 V9 U) Q, T1 rFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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4 U5 Y; b. V$ _& o& qThe 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. ! A; E& T1 c U/ c! s7 A
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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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: ?0 F5 ]9 I3 d' n4 WYear-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.' y2 |+ w& @# a3 T8 y6 T
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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.+ A: j4 { M4 }$ R* F& A, K
" D0 b2 l+ L! {: nAverage 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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* d" e. T' j1 Y \) tInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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$ Y8 Z/ f. o$ T! B- c; k“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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5 O& M( f. Y6 L; A m* J% eFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales., V( E% r8 u% }3 Q- ^% ~. R
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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% F/ Q8 O# ? G! \$ u HPrices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.
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7 x8 J- }- E# r0 w“We cleaned up in the first quarter of 2010 because housing activity during the same period one year earlier was dismal,” said Elton Ash, regional executive vice-president of ReMax, Western Canada.
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5 O3 I! k! N, r$ ]% h' x$ Q* k“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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