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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
3 C8 j) m; l2 Q, E High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend( f K; z1 \( R7 H( P- |/ A
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1 ?* K5 p9 h* W2 W0 A2 [EDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.: e3 s! d, ^( N
]. [/ m% O6 h1 g“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. ; O/ J8 W. B/ z# @
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.% z7 y2 l7 }7 l
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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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' D& R, |) A' Y }& [. M“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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“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.”* ^2 ~8 z: M5 c: i2 I
6 O" U( z9 K" e' c. n* c& |8 `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., O9 T# Y/ b3 L* [: z
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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.) g- f4 p2 j% l: e J
: a7 R9 L) ?! d3 nAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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3 i/ I5 j7 Z4 l+ L“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.! X7 n& }3 m8 @
1 ]8 G4 v$ C% OFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.3 c# m! V! C5 f5 }+ T
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”: n3 `* } ]8 ?. e1 y
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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Prices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.
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“We cleaned up in the first quarter of 2010 because housing activity during the same period one year earlier was dismal,” said Elton Ash, regional executive vice-president of ReMax, Western Canada.; e, m( |; b2 M
( V# N; y* u! m$ ^3 C/ J( Y4 j: D“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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