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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales9 ^4 [7 l- I% D) y9 v
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend9 v, v# z/ P1 o: l7 b1 J
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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.+ {& ~) k4 ?+ T. o3 r
# n% ^6 u# [& Z* W% f. `“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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4 c. h- L. D2 b: s3 zSales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. 1 Z7 F: y2 `) E) W" C0 {4 b
2 {7 C6 k Z+ p0 j. d$ @9 g) j# v( bFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.$ {, S z2 Y: H7 ^
: Y) T+ b3 j B8 b# V4 JThe 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./ ^1 N# P. P2 Y: A+ F
) w0 x. x. D# X" q2 j. V“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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3 N* Y- Q' \" ^* \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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- u- \3 o* j0 e! _( `9 o4 YThe 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 $320,289, the report said.. O$ |* t9 e! B% ? {0 J2 Z
' q$ Q! G) ]+ X" p# E( qInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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7 a! `4 K' c% E“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.: x/ Z4 b& v8 J) |9 g; d. G
3 T( m) ^, D ]$ S& h- ~; ~$ cFirst-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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9 f; b9 _7 O. Y% b. y8 @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.”# g' I8 b) \$ y8 j# z9 P
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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 q# ]% w! F, y) u
5 S! @9 k) i( J& J+ {4 lPrices 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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1 a L+ Z3 y! d& U; e“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.! [/ N8 v! F! y
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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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