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2 S% ^/ f' u$ @ G NEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales" f& Z$ k' ~; g' v
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend4 p% E2 {8 e* P% w$ G
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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.$ H+ H$ q5 X* q+ D' o+ e1 I5 ^
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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 $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said.
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/ r$ | j9 m: _/ t9 tFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.: f% s/ I# l7 R6 y$ F X _+ A
1 B( ~4 V+ J+ p% d. {# Q. i“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.”: A2 J! U1 r/ z; b9 G, ~
+ {8 `: x1 _6 AYear-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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. }( h4 K" X: }" @( j4 oThe 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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( n, D. S: A6 n' {$ Y) uAverage 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.' h. E* \4 k+ F; z
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.; N+ ^' e/ r0 J& z7 f( r
% l; K" `3 j" u7 z! Z; B K, i. D“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.+ ?& g! }! \" E! L& j {
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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. b$ M) }+ D. r: c' HAn 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.”9 H0 i: F @+ g! f" }, b3 G
) } d3 T2 q+ {8 t& J, V; PThe 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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& A! _, q, g, X+ d' kPrices 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.7 A- T! H8 A& d, ~
% t4 a! P9 q5 |! V4 r" h, v“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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“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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