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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales; x0 U; h6 A0 \ b
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend# y1 z# |3 S& h: j. k3 ^
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+ e& d% H4 H7 D* a7 BEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.2 a0 E5 T$ R' `6 Y" G" ^6 s
. K( }0 A4 z. Q; V“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.
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.; c; Z, |8 z8 U- ?# x
2 R; q" e S: o- v" g( xThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.2 R2 X/ k6 {6 V& J4 ]- Z) g$ L/ B
' B7 u2 q/ C: i+ \$ s5 {“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. 9 o& N6 @! Y3 h6 S+ I
+ a! X6 C- Q4 ~“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.”* V6 y1 ]- W0 d% `
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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.
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' n" _, j7 ~1 f+ ]4 W: @. y# SThe 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.; l0 K- w4 Q- O: f8 O6 W, j5 [
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.' v7 d2 F# ?% [# y& i
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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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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”) N9 {- L4 L5 X Y
. K8 i$ I% ^) FThe 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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& G. `( ?: L& m1 _4 hPrices 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.# ^7 J8 h, v: g8 x& F; g' q0 ]. }5 P# g
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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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