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- ~9 P$ ]: Z7 u- E3 k! iEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
- j- g! F. X% f7 z, e 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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" a5 `0 _# @+ k* }, Y" J“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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$ A( Q$ M Z' w( b. Y- D7 YSales 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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" h% y! C; ~9 P# sFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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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 h& x7 U( s4 ?- D! ]
7 z3 A& ]- g Z8 W0 j 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. / N' h* V. P) D2 c) O' l
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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.”" `, d0 n S' j; V2 U
/ d8 Q2 Q. Y( X3 Z& Y7 BYear-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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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.
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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 $320,289, the report said.7 F& w( T9 u6 P2 W" {
3 n9 t* `$ D6 K _0 k$ P1 P; d4 OInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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0 j2 M9 G7 [. F6 ?: X3 }. L“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.9 D4 a$ d. e. f
+ N4 C0 r0 O5 c& {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./ q: M3 i3 d- f) A; A3 X
, R [# w N- I- k# s, X) PAn 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.
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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. T, ]. _& j& a
3 M5 u1 x _! S/ O" 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., o/ W1 M5 @0 Q' E) f
% d9 W: ^: t8 \' N; l“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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