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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
' L6 R/ o7 n' m- ~ 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.5 W$ z/ s5 M( l' V8 c) a
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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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7 t& `- L# p4 x% G& S6 z/ ISales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said.
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2 z7 D# S5 k7 Z$ k, nFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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& S2 z; }! p* v9 p( N* z. uThe 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 V( ?2 m% e9 d: o. Z
7 p8 A% X. [" |4 f4 ^% ]1 W1 J“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.! f2 P7 K% Q' A6 B! R e
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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 $320,289, the report said.
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F0 w* _$ H- WInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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. N6 t: s( B# _$ I' ?0 c4 l* [“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.& j$ o6 x" a" ?, ^9 J
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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- C: l7 [; t4 FAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”" l$ K6 T, }$ }- \' C+ \
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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.7 O1 p1 ^% P7 w1 m6 v) |% ^* d( o9 X/ S
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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.
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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.
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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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