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9 Z3 {$ ?/ d+ b' ], v& H2 TEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales6 y3 p7 C3 \( q1 \% ]$ [$ B( v
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend; l% T. K; N" h: V# j* Y
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( [3 y2 Q" W3 t% R( [% Y8 O% U |+ tEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax., W4 h3 Z, I6 ^, ~
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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 $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. ' S7 \9 s$ l# e5 s2 B( |
7 q5 M F7 c3 S2 M: [% {Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.' `' S. y% U {) U: D& M: s+ w
! D. N0 r% h- y$ F! y/ b0 yThe 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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- ?; b, c) j! h- g+ n' j9 Y9 [“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.”
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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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- ]7 u8 X+ I& fThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.
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- p$ [% ]- O2 S6 G# r$ j! OAverage 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 $320,289, the report said., X0 T3 ], f& r
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said., g4 Q3 b1 w$ j2 j7 h
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said./ s5 L: l# B$ L7 r$ e5 v3 ^
6 w, S# ?; m6 T& b: z9 r. OFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.7 T- p+ F9 S8 W9 C! ?; V' {
) t( K2 m6 d( K9 g8 jAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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, y5 a5 L0 ?" {2 b/ X9 LThe report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.+ ~" K8 N6 W$ x8 T+ {! r
; o( I( e k7 Z Y6 |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.
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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./ Q6 H( U9 J& T# O6 o
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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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