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# C" K9 L$ W/ NEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
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! y" I8 R E2 S1 e) P6 f% n z: MEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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6 S# e" D* t2 B) c0 L6 n0 T6 W“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday." b2 Z# d' D4 s" \# w
8 J, }' A0 j vSales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. " s6 T q3 z- @$ s& U
" _9 f) p4 H) |- @8 ^4 k$ TFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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: \. t. Q' A5 }2 |, ]( g2 M# T c( pThe 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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“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. " G/ C/ h' o: P* r2 o
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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.”6 K7 F' y& j" t1 q
# _% w2 D7 Y* _9 q& dYear-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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. G G# E" v% I2 AThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.3 a+ i% \5 f! c- Y2 S3 B
& C1 e9 a x. a3 c8 D% v* Q2 `' |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 b1 G9 N; v9 d8 Y- ~( s4 P
; d9 i) K/ Y* ?9 x EInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.0 p9 \; D# o( k
5 r1 D% R9 }) p8 _1 NFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.' `) l! O0 N# S$ k. z
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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.”5 b- e1 J) d8 O. G! `) d
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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.; r1 u& W/ l3 L6 G5 C+ Z
( F( S! F: ` v, m% KPrices 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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( l" n4 i% x! n( d- \! b1 R5 r“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.* l% z9 y. V8 p
" {- l( }' Q; H" s“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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