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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales7 \, N: l! ?; p( r2 v% v3 Q
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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+ R- f5 D B% M0 x TEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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& {! u2 v* b( |! _/ L* t3 |“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday./ c" `7 H! q. Y
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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. # Z3 z& V* \2 ^& k, C
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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" Q! }- t5 `3 W5 y! M4 aThe 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.; o: O5 G# Y/ t4 \8 `; M
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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.”: h* B% |' y. h2 H5 d7 w, f
% F3 h E5 T4 \0 e, o. C3 M2 MYear-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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& y% H0 M4 h" u+ ]/ x5 z+ hThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.' ~9 ] G3 n, l0 R, K
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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 $320,289, the report said./ x" V% _' C/ c9 a0 \
! Z2 G/ ~0 V7 N# }( sInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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9 ]$ ] A; t- P- j. }) p9 G“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.' \9 i" }+ m! X) e3 c7 ]7 @
0 { ~, u. e1 X: iAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”! h+ D: U" }7 B
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.$ {0 l2 ~2 n5 K. M) x1 Y
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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.& u. r; |- `: c. T
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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.
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/ a% P! f2 D' v“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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