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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
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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.
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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.% Y! I ^* }3 U& J
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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. , r' u. c1 b+ h T" G7 v- ]4 m
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.: k3 k3 b5 T$ T( w9 n
3 P7 T% P( B( h8 B. X5 i& g; 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.
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“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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% `+ u0 c z5 p2 T“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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6 x# A: W; I1 Q7 l: Q3 [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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* a7 X. N' |- a) B5 l- R. rThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.- T" f" x( b; G* J# [; }
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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 $320,289, the report said.
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v1 _/ o) F7 o9 M' n$ T: |Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.7 `- L! q- ?* L! a" o, j
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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" z' R; V% }3 k+ HFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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) a6 X6 w& `0 ]4 p, _! f# QAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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5 W+ V2 P. e$ |, ]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. V0 \& U0 [+ E4 O/ Q4 A+ { R* \
& o* E" z- ]3 @3 yPrices 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.! k2 C$ E2 P0 o+ K( [/ ?( z5 m0 }* H, N
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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.2 L5 U# j% P. ~% e% o6 ]' L; t H5 h! \
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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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