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: X% ]$ @7 ` Z( Z* ~4 X! ? dEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
( X9 }# u* g5 C6 N+ S( a- _ High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend0 x8 d2 L! t- W% K4 q
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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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; r$ n) H, x, s: r, l) D4 ^$ n! I; M“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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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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. B+ T4 u' q/ L/ Q! XFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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' q1 A; a [' m7 d, q) z. \The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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+ N( b+ C7 T8 L7 p, w“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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; e- X3 U# H! L7 a$ ?, t, 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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) W% i4 G1 C! 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.* E8 A/ ?, I. {( J# c6 K
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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.
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6 f5 E& |6 [2 z1 E7 p. ~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.- U; W! H# p2 G4 J. y3 e' l
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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: |' {+ f) I, G7 j“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.. r* u9 G6 n: J1 H( {
6 z# {2 ?; E& C% y! X v& EFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.5 f1 K: \* v/ [- Q: s
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”2 n6 ?: t3 O; F, x$ s0 w2 y" g; a9 `
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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.
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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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, f* i" e" t8 Q3 z+ X0 _. B" d; l7 ~ O1 T“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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% i/ Q: c' w+ M0 |" `) f8 N“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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