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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales. J' r" n9 J& }- y1 {
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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0 K. z: ^. x, F0 e7 U: SEDMONTON — 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.5 T$ f5 ?1 O K9 ?( N
& P/ m# ^ i- l) nSales 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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" X/ p y+ ]0 L3 L7 _+ WFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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; |, [# A! e: e, k$ G2 iThe 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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, h- k4 M4 ?- y/ A4 i- K+ U: Z“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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“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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g9 J# Y, E; W* m' |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 M, k8 O. d: n7 L( l8 Q
1 s2 e4 A" a- Y! v- F8 N" ZThe 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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9 R {; l- p8 RAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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& k$ l: j$ G0 s! w“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.1 s1 z( Q; K; d3 u+ S
8 v. P z4 G7 P+ _First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.+ ^* d, Y: r3 `+ f$ G- x! g, L3 A
$ T8 S5 L7 Y2 m9 r- I7 P8 |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.”
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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.7 C/ @( `, Q4 I
0 w2 M; c* u. j- gPrices 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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) F" {5 e! ?$ H# 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.( T* x& f) m1 C$ v
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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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