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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
2 L+ _8 ]& K4 L$ t" U 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.8 U8 P, N! z. a3 l
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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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9 t% D P- e9 s5 ASales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said.
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; }, T7 \# h k* ~1 l$ LFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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$ O% j5 O: W0 Q. `9 V2 f3 @& c7 mThe 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., m- p( \2 f( N: i; E- B0 m6 S1 o
2 L. i. J, u$ x8 ?; R“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. 1 ~ ~3 f8 l3 I, d
& {+ a) w* g; D$ S% r“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.”# b/ M k* E* B* D
/ W1 d; Z/ `! @" ^. h! rYear-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.' ?$ B( k% R5 W3 C
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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 $320,289, the report said.$ h' F! L8 p! A, e9 d! T, n" A
3 C% _5 E1 _$ G5 o/ t; PInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.; D+ E8 Q: m; P+ }; _% {" D
8 S5 T. @0 G) J' r' ~$ aFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.3 {/ D8 X/ j) f1 f8 j! b0 t
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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4 t0 W3 ]: V# f; t$ b$ p& mThe 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.. K. ?* v# g; ?6 A, s
, e1 K5 M# a2 c& S+ A/ X7 sPrices 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.6 V' K: |( E! f, U% E
& a" K8 U1 f+ |; W/ C8 r“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./ b# E% I( |* u+ V/ V$ w* R
`* q+ F/ H4 ]; D* O“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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