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6 l1 `! V" q( m- M0 HEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales6 |% F9 z$ A) u3 c1 e& l x( `7 B
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend4 ^2 n/ M+ {& Q- t
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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.; s' J/ h6 o+ d: e0 L( r h3 j5 _
$ V q) N+ c' S9 W" C8 K, {“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.1 }3 k+ e5 P; D( L3 y! t& z
) R" \3 X) s9 A' DSales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. , {$ V! @6 M: `7 T
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.+ _& @! q/ _ o8 ~# ^& [
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.! N- \0 _+ j) ?; @ _
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. * i0 P2 W, m* `" G$ t3 t/ f, F) C5 V
( P$ A6 X$ x* p9 ?“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.”" M" C. a6 z4 b% K% d* g& D# ?6 h. u
$ d- c3 ]. z' @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.1 d" O& c; b, U5 K; k; E. G
# g' s5 X0 _3 \' g. R& aThe 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.
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) z6 X, |* }1 R1 d) V) tInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.6 k, [& C; }( J9 y/ K) V* O- d# R% Y% {
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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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( O% m" F Z; J. b* u( RFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”, J# u* o5 x4 [6 [ k
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.! M8 z( k+ _, B4 B) [& l$ M8 c
. m% Y+ p8 M$ m) [( c3 vPrices 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.3 D$ J z) \1 a* c2 M* S* _
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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.8 ]0 V8 o6 v% ?0 Y( |
2 C, ^1 k- J4 n; Y# I“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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