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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales# ^8 a' L) V1 j c' f: x8 U% ~
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend! A2 ^$ M3 V+ H0 D0 L; w
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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' v% [& X: g' a8 v“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. ' u, b1 a- D# f, E1 d
- E7 k# i2 D8 Q0 b0 N! j0 ^( jFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said. v6 y7 y$ w3 _$ w& ^
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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. 4 v2 U' d' l1 v! G
% j; g2 }6 b* R( Z. p) i, c* Z" U“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.
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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.* u) N: V( w1 C8 E( f, `5 m
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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 $320,289, the report said." q8 ~) f ^. |% x0 o; r
3 Z! I7 P) x! R4 k) K. @Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said. \4 k( H1 n( R' f5 L+ x6 j6 w
0 y& ?( N( |2 c" e" [0 e( p0 t( \“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.9 E" _$ l1 Q! x) i C5 u6 Q( w
. \6 }+ N# A! \( M$ G3 nFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales., ]. H* G+ k/ ]7 A- S2 Y
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”! }) V# D9 _. O) G2 v
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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4 ~$ }) {1 Y5 l; M; x0 C, JPrices 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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6 a+ ~ d" `; W* \1 [“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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7 w9 d t' e* F q! x“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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