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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
7 E$ }- e+ I2 ^ High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend, V* _, F+ K. Z h$ I2 h8 A
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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.
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" u3 B8 d6 u/ T( s# g* i/ ~“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 $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. 0 n$ t4 t' P/ G- g, E+ ?
: `3 G9 ^2 e! `$ mFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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1 U+ N* K& ^7 c7 e5 e$ cThe 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.8 q9 Y5 f- _ l7 o$ }+ x& L: H- v
7 @6 \1 i) H- e“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. 0 x% g D: E; r7 w3 L' b0 W) ~- ]8 s
9 Z0 ^5 |. u+ n( L“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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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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1 e8 { \0 l0 G& K' X/ h9 gThe 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.4 ^" l5 n- R- i: D
w& K, F' h3 _& h, m+ OInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.7 u) o) J# v8 K5 r; k' Z, R
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.2 ~! v4 f3 ^+ _
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.# U7 y. k. o) F7 f* f
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”# i' g0 p) c: v
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.0 R6 `1 x5 h8 w( M) C0 s0 M( }- U K* e
8 N, ]( A7 d& S$ ePrices 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.. o% [2 e" T6 j" E
+ t: o6 P& d4 {' q. [/ e6 U8 @, b“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.; d' N& L n Z5 T! g [7 t% T u$ _
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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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