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& `1 R+ Q. [' [& y: W2 \Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales D1 Z& q2 B$ C3 `& [8 Z& y
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend, ]. r, L; b, i. `, F7 ]: u4 w; q
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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.# O7 r1 `* `* B. O
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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.1 R0 M1 L8 t9 a. s p
/ w6 [# `7 @# VSales 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. 0 M! U, ]: I3 B r
5 N' I( }. A2 O, jFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.) {( o6 }; {' l; `8 e0 S
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.+ o( h. y3 O/ }: a+ I0 ]
- L7 [2 n. w+ D$ P: n( G5 o“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. e. N4 l+ ~) Z z: C# f
( d0 d0 U5 d$ n2 G6 F“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.”6 l2 w6 z! Q ]& t+ I" r. t4 Y) y( i
0 b2 k4 \/ V0 K5 _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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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.
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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 $320,289, the report said.$ ~/ p) J- V" w$ q; T
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.+ R! O" w: t. |$ q+ }: O* W
- R) t" p" L7 G) \“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.- e; K. _, E' h7 B( N# W( T" d
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”* W$ D2 O& ]0 r) G n/ ]8 P
+ _3 `+ L. V. k, V2 @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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2 e% J0 Z' ~ V6 Y+ LPrices 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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5 s& r6 w* P# L9 Y; Q“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* m# X% G1 E
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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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