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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales S1 v/ c- W: T7 C( n# \# s
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend& I! q3 W# l% L2 {9 i
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5 ^/ ?5 e2 U7 R1 t/ _1 K) i; LEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.4 e$ I" d o6 c& P7 a; x& s, K6 W
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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.
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& r; C" |3 F! E! Y9 V* _5 {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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) h- y% X/ _0 F7 @- u* B. xFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.( {5 K- Z4 d& N f, ?# A4 \
0 c6 d/ g% p5 B7 N2 l5 d1 WThe 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.! @) ^. g) i+ v3 o/ _' Y
* q- B) g2 \( b“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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+ K7 E( R' E* G“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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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." v2 g6 t0 o' v4 w! I6 z A( X7 v
5 b) g- u/ @5 n( ^. `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.. D( @5 o5 I6 [ o. Y) n9 o& z
" i: E, a; E/ h. `8 oAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.
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) I# f. b" W" R* A/ d0 lInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said. {/ n9 V6 o: ]! F7 }. f6 A
* I( @! z& H$ v& P“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.2 f. [. F @' ^; B. X. j8 |: k
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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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3 c; Q, _. F. O0 H% \1 S4 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.”
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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.9 {5 l. z/ x) Y4 N1 W9 l0 ^0 ]0 ]
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Prices 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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8 |0 Q* }; y, H- C5 d“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.( v5 G& D0 S3 `) Z: }1 f
$ Y7 k& |2 a$ m7 _, d“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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