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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales# Q8 m7 S! D9 x- S4 t! y/ q1 r. L
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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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., _4 {+ h- j1 N8 I; \) J4 L
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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.9 Q$ Q& ?3 c: A; }5 ?
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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. 6 `+ B) c9 A j* }5 B U5 v
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.: K. L# n" H' y- R8 d8 F# G& e
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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: B7 b) | {, x4 ~- ^9 d“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. 7 V* S% f! Q. Z* v$ t8 j! Q3 l
9 ~5 A1 j3 b$ d) B8 K“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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9 F9 q0 y2 Y! rYear-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.# B2 C l4 J/ I3 M6 {" h5 t" L$ g
* r1 K c& H$ M. ^4 m+ d4 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.
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& C' L7 X$ M" G3 XAverage 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.. K: X* O! ~3 ^# _6 H5 C+ l: W& X
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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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0 b7 m2 ~ G5 N VFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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0 m: G2 M8 b- k! zAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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( V) o. h" l. YThe report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.% o( d) S5 n) b1 x+ I
! m4 _! v/ m0 N& yPrices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.% x& X% ]3 E" F, a: \
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“We cleaned up in the first quarter of 2010 because housing activity during the same period one year earlier was dismal,” said Elton Ash, regional executive vice-president of ReMax, Western Canada.% s. s- \* ~+ @! u, _$ w4 w
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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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