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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
0 t0 b1 Q& p8 r, f High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend- j$ ~* A! f5 r
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% ?2 g1 V3 E8 y( F" [. h) {+ ?) q& g2 pEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.( h, I) c# i5 g0 G- h
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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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& ?& I( \' ]+ r/ lSales 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 $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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: |+ \* Y' A9 h“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. " B* D/ \7 M8 a) H( ^* b! |; A( ~
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”5 _& c/ |% L$ C+ C
0 \) N: k; l/ e7 h5 lYear-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./ w& \* Y+ D. Q3 Q* C
; b' z' X% j' V5 a. FThe 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 $320,289, the report said.1 s& `9 B# N$ h$ D
; W4 z& B& \) m% L: {Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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+ Y4 r9 h/ Z+ b. ^, |( G4 Z“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.9 A+ d7 X4 P, a$ S$ ] e$ \, I
1 z/ f( c8 H5 Z& dFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.5 e/ J6 C: F+ X- B; }5 s
/ X# @7 l* {- Z6 B7 A" E: `An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”+ B3 m/ i% V$ l
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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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9 n$ c& {4 {) }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.- A# Z1 E0 x' F/ p+ L7 D( ~
, K9 Z/ X/ s, H2 h- O. t3 F! y“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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$ g& D9 O- v# j W, x, c3 q“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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