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8 t. X2 e% x' w' K2 R5 G6 iEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales! B) ~* O- W8 ~0 j% o
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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1 Z! v$ `; a( j. E) }, }& wEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.: A3 t* b4 f( w/ |, W
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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 $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. " a3 ^( D0 p, O( F6 \6 }
# w/ B$ ]! G* w9 l# [0 z" jFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million./ O# G4 U' {( S: y
! S0 t$ A% q4 }5 SThe 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.: j$ q% _* E, r& F# e
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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. 3 b* W, R4 @) s+ T) Z
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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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, s( I1 }1 X$ D) c8 c+ ?& X1 D. zYear-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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/ C0 n+ P$ G/ v3 \3 {$ X/ [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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% o/ `' t2 p* tAverage 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 $320,289, the report said." V" f0 R- ]. j+ z% W
y0 d, E. N5 B0 b5 dInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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" u$ [' g2 L% J: G: [( Z" b“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.& x4 u& J/ J4 s
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.; t- D! X% s) o% M: t9 s
2 L' q" b; F- o" \' FAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”( s, T9 L) M: J. P6 P4 V) E6 \
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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Prices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.
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4 J( ?# M" j% _! T$ }! _“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.' `' f. u) W1 G0 A
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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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