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3 z8 G: g* @2 ~# _) d! y% PEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales i/ x. g3 s: {1 L3 V5 d: N, T, F: z
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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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.: w6 G, `/ U+ F" [3 g& C9 z8 z
' f$ Y$ Y* D' f$ ` F1 j! z“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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3 G- f f* d9 r/ [, y3 vFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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+ u" n0 }# ^% i) C& 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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; v6 P: f0 S. A“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. w) @# [- I* s5 t/ u8 V
0 P, Q) h3 z% s+ \4 |- M“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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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 $320,289, the report said.
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$ p. i6 i+ W7 P* q. F rInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.6 ^( v( c j4 P$ b+ |! E1 D
% \- U& u. C* i! Y# R, o“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.- }& P7 ?# D+ k
: g! T! F1 N, `2 z& b9 ]3 IFirst-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.”
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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.+ W) |/ J* ]2 O
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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. V+ y- d3 D; `! ]! q6 `2 s
( l# y9 D% \ c6 G& x“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.0 L8 {! m4 f; V; `6 N% d h9 r
3 p7 u, c, ?2 m# Y“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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