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( j/ T& x2 N; F6 q9 mEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales5 j |( e9 E* F8 h6 N
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend( J0 u: ?# b ?5 Y$ \5 F
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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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“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.* ]* t- y- }/ x( \2 o/ q; V1 g& c: v
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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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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.7 o2 Y; N$ ^# ]! x6 e; A
- e8 v# e' |4 |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.# y$ ]( V9 u* g
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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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“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.”% P6 q1 Z% Y' R" R
) W3 m [2 ~, [% D3 FYear-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.0 i) s1 O. D1 L/ _1 ~. ^
* K( M) S" x' l' CThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.7 K7 u+ [" h8 ]7 {
( B7 X& E q4 {8 H6 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 $320,289, the report said. j" b9 W2 @- U) |4 S+ ?9 Q' s
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said." u, c8 G) a- V
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.$ [# p3 r6 f+ h- r) Y' ^
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.1 `# ^1 W" {! d- a' k5 T0 ^$ ]2 U
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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 k m+ @1 `7 e, v9 D, `# t
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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.1 L1 {/ X- k) O, Q. U
. G- g' }2 y( X fPrices 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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“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.* d0 U4 ^4 Q7 x* k# |
3 Q; T0 d" x2 C% b“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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