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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
( z% H2 V; \/ z: ]& B- P, c6 \9 r High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend% Q3 Y0 L# u" P; m8 I2 v* d7 C2 F6 S
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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.3 X" N: ~0 C. R( J9 l1 ~
& a/ P. {$ z' n( L* y“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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Sales 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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: E7 L# ]9 ^2 m5 L* g4 [/ OFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.$ \4 ]: u5 [7 O4 H& S* Y7 A. d
* e! H7 Y! l& S& t) O& f+ X+ QThe 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. + }9 z; I* L1 X0 c6 T
+ h0 w" x' z" K! _ u% L“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.”8 z% e3 m) X5 W3 `7 q1 p+ C( t
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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. f5 [( X% W& T# L$ T4 Y& s6 w- a
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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.% m# m) v& k3 h1 m! r0 D% L
% h8 W; S/ M6 q ]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.: A& z: a* s, X" ]
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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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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.! ^$ R. R' e/ _$ b8 I! T* c
5 c. Y$ @: j" [6 h8 IAn 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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' H6 C( Z% _; H5 aThe 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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# z" A: o" Q9 a) l2 UPrices 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.. e: y6 K$ v# z1 ^& f
- k; m) w( y6 m- r3 G: g) J) W+ l" g, j' 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.& F6 m1 V- q6 b9 B6 y* J5 ]6 ~- 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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