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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
, B0 m/ V1 W! F4 i( v High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend. x" A/ J; l+ q$ ^' l2 A5 T3 \
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: |. j+ j' a: m' gEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.5 U6 h$ C$ }( l/ u1 i( j4 y3 S8 q: 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.4 b6 K9 [/ l* W1 |0 a- q# j
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Sales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said.
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5 r4 u! W, k i! a# N3 x$ AFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million." e4 I; D5 J; N
' K! z6 k, K MThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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+ l! }$ H! j9 ?9 a# F( s% e/ ]. Q“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.”. n1 J+ |( C: ~* x
: w3 M I9 ^9 H1 G, a7 NYear-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." C7 D `5 K- C; ` [ g( L
+ C( [/ u. t7 f0 m9 p" C M( X, JThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.3 z+ R7 ?3 \+ u, Q0 N" y
$ ` v3 ?$ C/ p2 m2 r0 \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.5 J9 ]1 j/ {: P/ P, K3 `1 E* b
" L, y/ d0 Y U) ~' H) rInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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; \6 ?: A# H; k& v1 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.- K/ r7 S& Q. h
- m, a1 _* A7 k; @/ v6 aAn 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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6 }: e! b# m4 M5 n2 \8 |* k" GThe 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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9 I9 N, y6 p0 B; w( U9 IPrices 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.! Y! s. u- r5 k/ X7 ^
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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.
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7 J! G8 [* H+ n0 s, }2 Z% u8 V“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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