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( l7 M0 Y* J) Q+ ]' Y X+ F9 `7 XEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales* R- H) Q$ S. L* ]
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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5 a) u" W# ]) k$ ]6 v0 o0 c$ HEDMONTON — 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.
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2 Z2 q4 L. i7 z- z" y gSales 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. ' Q1 M, v0 A- N" D' E( f
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.. i, \5 g7 o4 n- `& h7 @7 h
9 A) V% e( c. |9 ?The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.5 _8 I) K' e7 N3 q3 t; ]9 W7 U
7 P$ @0 {9 s N7 i“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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1 W5 y" N- l3 G3 N t# j* |“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., F9 p& O' v6 f# G4 _: l
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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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( [/ @+ U0 d5 t" m4 D! P" [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 $320,289, the report said.! _) R$ l5 L6 R h8 B3 D6 r h6 B
7 g+ g, X, H u; I) y8 J; \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 M" P/ {" b. y2 t" u( }“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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6 h2 ~+ [) P; V" O, QFirst-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.
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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.”
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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.8 a& s5 S! b* E- F& |/ t; f1 R5 U
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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.+ k9 Y7 S8 G: z6 C E4 ^5 u
- ~/ J5 E |) y0 z0 `! b3 ~! a“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.
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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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