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) Q, k7 B5 W$ X2 D/ h9 o) A5 w6 d9 G9 QEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales% n. y; [( x, u: \1 q
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. S+ ], i/ a# XEDMONTON — 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.. h3 i6 p$ ~9 d% X! ^: {
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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. 6 e- G, ^# ?* w. p% t: Z9 X: f
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.& P/ F% P' I0 U- ]5 q# }3 b$ L. ]
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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.0 f% G* T- `7 C, W: a6 P( N( L; t6 p
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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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( l# q6 x1 A! D* R; W“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.”; r) J6 F! F* x$ R- G4 ]# {
' ~+ R8 ?. x" y& }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." j1 X/ a: @# B" f6 Z
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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.- q% b/ L+ L- k+ b
( F4 C4 X2 S2 @" `# T: C, j" I% VAverage 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., R3 e- v7 e0 U% n
- S# @- B1 c5 L. }- kInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.9 t( Y/ K+ j5 [
/ I6 [: C! Y8 x6 t9 a# z9 ?7 R“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said., \! \/ Z& Y" N0 ?
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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5 z4 M, T2 r( C1 D' Z5 BAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”! s/ \ j& P, ]& ^
* U* F' M$ E! L7 nThe 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.- V1 g$ N9 ? E: `4 Y
0 i8 r) q. r3 p' t" Z: N“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.; X# A$ m% d# A" w' ~
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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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