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5 P; M$ g% H. S- K: k! c* YEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
3 y: }4 o6 K1 K% D3 h High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend% T: ?6 u- f G- R; G/ 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.
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7 Z6 O& c5 m! f" V8 Y0 F; T“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. & A8 X9 \% D5 k- q6 q2 F
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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6 h, G5 \* K0 r7 P' |5 M% w8 ], m8 p7 nThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said., Y$ D5 z8 [/ H& j- j5 }
* g" {( i# ?3 A2 z3 l“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.
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_$ j. A1 \# F, K5 G9 PThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.0 b9 B' \# t6 c+ j( I+ }6 \. j
* i+ D0 w( ^2 Q3 ^. TAverage 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.9 x1 Q' x2 a9 C. L0 v: v
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said. Y o/ D" w4 p' O
7 @( m4 _& f% R! }% e n2 a* X/ @" 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.
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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.”9 X8 V, |# ]% I9 s
( G1 G# a( n2 z E+ }& @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.* D" {, |" ^) j; y8 K3 d
4 A: M* r* L3 a/ N8 m0 C! `' G“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.- [9 k- v- C( s- Q+ q
: P6 ~6 b4 N7 m: u* V: p7 v6 T% G“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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