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( D1 T& M* a- g; H3 [; p. zEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
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2 W) ~5 ^5 u6 D$ `2 J, B4 MEDMONTON — 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./ h" e5 j, X' x6 u
: a& T' _' q+ P* @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. / _( _# i* N( N) P+ {) B
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million. l- g" j9 z; r% }
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.+ r) O, P. {9 b- t8 J9 `: ?
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. 0 ^, K' u" a( c$ p( A6 ~
1 a. ]) |: U6 v2 r7 l: h% |: r) f“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.”, _+ c1 Z! I7 O$ R# @
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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.- s* F! H8 I' x# _
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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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3 }- P4 \+ e: ~. l% H" _Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.1 c. N) Q. n6 H) N( H7 R
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.5 h, r" F, N- B& F# W) I% [+ f
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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" V( d& y1 t- @1 o4 O W& uAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”7 O$ f" C) _) x i! w' m+ L
9 }$ r6 H) Q/ j0 g/ L. LThe 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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' h/ {; H1 t9 y6 e+ k z% N tPrices 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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: ~# U/ q2 {9 H, d+ R. I* J“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. H7 |( \! C6 ?0 B; h" r
/ n! M3 ^7 Y$ S2 @. `“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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