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3 l: f5 M( \3 }9 zEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales& }$ U* U+ D; |( q$ J: F
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.
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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.# b; m# P/ `0 o1 y
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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 $1 million.
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0 O8 d# J7 K: u* @2 w. u S. MThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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/ M" f' m+ a; e. c% @1 |“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. ! v' e: T) C' {, B
* p5 _5 \$ [0 \5 Q% R$ L5 C“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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1 q% D# P8 m2 Y. @0 `; kYear-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.3 j# V0 i# h! o1 q4 c5 z
: I2 A( \8 S8 s. PThe 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 $320,289, the report said.1 l0 h5 h8 n: j i# v6 E# N$ b% J8 i
! ?- N' ? }+ ?Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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3 `0 @4 L2 T1 i$ }: e8 S; U“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.8 P$ [- E9 d, n- d4 V0 V
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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.0 ]; s9 H+ x1 @) O8 S! r4 f7 s
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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 a2 { r8 i6 [4 P; v' f+ o
; M2 j3 d; i6 d% |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.2 T" \# L- _6 q3 _, ] P8 L* n
0 B4 c# D4 n3 O) |9 R! y4 |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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0 s9 @. ?, H1 c“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.0 Q. ~: i) d( e1 N. o
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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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