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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales; h" y- o+ F2 b0 T
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.( Z, p9 Y0 @6 u) c2 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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! c7 m: z- N7 p) q1 l. CSales 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. - @0 M6 _: x! d
9 g0 a, i. {) u: m, ?Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.4 ~0 a8 @ ]/ I& N( b; }
9 A" [* U; W- ^! ]( F" \# n“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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7 e+ m; L' |8 c- D% i“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”+ ?& M4 X' e/ c
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Year-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said./ {6 Z$ n, r' { p1 ^) Y
/ t! l# l+ s8 E9 WThe 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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* U+ F. i2 g& y3 X6 x# hAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.- }5 e. z2 }0 a+ g( ?
" Z3 S* v1 Z( u2 kInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.+ E; b3 V$ Z" B# ~$ T) B
9 `; j& q( z7 s* F“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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3 k* P3 ?0 V5 _ @. s+ fFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.6 D. ^2 {- A! w2 p
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”7 L E! z* f; A7 p
8 x4 A: T ]- Z1 U3 z. i$ Y9 e0 oThe 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.9 p1 l) U4 A6 Z& F
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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.$ X* W' Y' p! X
1 d$ K4 Q3 v8 V2 \“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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* x) V7 s+ N) g“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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