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2 x' h( K5 m6 Q+ ^3 o0 {$ ]3 {* [Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales5 l$ u/ E0 D, p0 f/ Y' }
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend6 i, E" o/ Z4 Z" _! _
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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.! u& B, D' J' Y! U4 Y, m
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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.& A+ }6 v* B; d) D" t$ o$ [
1 H2 ]3 g. R" w& w- Z' qSales 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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* t ?8 S/ t7 _9 pFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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# o0 Y% S: @' K, n+ k, w* _The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.8 b, M4 }" T/ ]1 w* w9 p$ \
1 P/ j# G3 ^' r3 H J: ]“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.”
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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.% v% ?" y' ^, d
( a6 x! c6 d1 x8 MThe 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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5 z$ h0 u: M2 ? LAverage 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., l; O5 h! |# O( ]6 g
* \# C7 H2 j+ g& i8 FInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.6 @2 u0 i' M( R7 @# _
2 \9 L1 \7 y8 {, g9 j3 V& [“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.% o, D+ d L2 Y# @3 Z' q
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.7 ^/ m0 n: a+ d q# b1 U
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.6 x) c& W$ L6 ^
8 [' T) L! Q* X1 ZPrices 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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2 P: g$ i5 Z* \, h& ^“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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