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& s4 h' N: `5 c$ c( U3 l) K# |Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales+ U. m0 \0 r0 e8 r( }) e
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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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.
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8 }- Y3 C5 C4 B) m“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday./ r% Y3 o# N( g% a! I" U5 Y3 C
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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. 2 j6 \5 Y0 b& c
& |7 y% {5 {0 F4 e9 QFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.5 G# [$ D, P% u/ T" P
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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.# w$ |$ `6 D2 g0 k1 ?
' G" u! z, } W“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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6 f" p( E+ Z9 C0 C9 a- RYear-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.
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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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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 $320,289, the report said.
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) F# g7 p* Y( L2 GInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.0 Q3 v+ g4 P$ z: A# \. z0 e
9 h% I5 V) a& [7 i F' g“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.3 \( {, \7 S' h% A& y! D$ r+ J5 x/ H
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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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2 p9 P3 O9 h# E+ I' }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.) H5 J! }2 ]* i. b! x
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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." R4 w; |4 R1 e
8 U) v8 N# t% I/ P“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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