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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales) ?* ]* q5 F+ N6 @3 w/ b$ d" z0 f% ~
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend6 H' l& s/ v$ ]4 o
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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.* {+ Z7 o3 W5 e% M3 Z% ]
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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 $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said.
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* ^) e: s2 l) R$ lFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.$ l% ?: Y: r' e4 s5 i& \
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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.8 A, E0 ^+ Z4 f0 F- @ a
' [8 g( Q, s! C7 B$ L/ Y' H“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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$ H/ T$ O4 W# l8 F( x& 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.”
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) k" A0 E: n, \3 @0 q) s, w pYear-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 2008.4 _1 j$ J$ z, U
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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 $320,289, the report said.6 z2 b* d e: J& @% k; V
& v* g) ~6 V/ Q/ E2 {- SInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said., W$ z; o7 W/ W9 ]2 g/ S8 s
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said. n8 k* X! T Q* V8 h! T
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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) `; w ~( R3 o- tAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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$ c- o& e7 F7 t- |/ wPrices 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.- z1 t: J7 f8 _
) `- N, B) M4 D# M+ f7 m- e m“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.* n: t N; A$ [0 }2 w
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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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