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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales9 f7 A' [. E7 h# }. u, D) N
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend- R* j! F# v( G) O
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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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“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday." Y4 b. i8 i& ^7 {/ u* y+ o
% S- Y- L9 S4 w/ X1 ?6 N% I0 nSales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said.
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; H+ x7 M# B/ _$ g$ e3 ~Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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6 U& \7 b( r9 @- B- O2 q2 Q- h“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. , @8 `, ?, L$ ~- N7 d& {5 c# O
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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.
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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./ j: J# U" x( ^1 J0 b( R% M% N5 r
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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 $320,289, the report said./ H1 \" R- q F! k: G; X. T9 c8 C
, K# }) W( {1 TInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.# m+ t" k7 d. r! [% O% p5 ~
# u( |, X b, }“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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: [: q! H+ K- W$ K2 AFirst-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.+ E) T. y& f# h" n
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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.”# t3 J6 d Z O2 ?! {
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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.4 c' z, M M+ r8 @* S2 p' K1 B
3 N( d, T6 e; x' {& _3 HPrices 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.; l8 I: E9 R ?
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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.. `, {. X9 W/ r: {# I" ^2 X
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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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