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+ C, [% b) r8 e& v) ^& J8 \ k# e+ PEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales5 M" x& ~: C! R7 r$ m0 h
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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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., O( v' b4 b" B! n U# I
: R6 w8 v/ o0 c2 j( R, o6 @, \“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.# [' l; J( M2 g( j
7 O3 @, z4 z+ S# H1 r. {Sales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. 5 _+ W; t6 N8 F+ `. l$ x4 f
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.- [0 s2 X! f) P
9 P8 M/ l- [' k4 d: @; O$ ~“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. ; \0 C8 g+ P r( ^
- R: ]* B9 {- b" `, c“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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% V) |% n* E E$ bYear-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.+ L( j( w; L( V1 u4 D* }. N; A
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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 2008.3 s( U' f# V O
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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 $320,289, the report said.
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6 ^# s' |* q4 { |' i* JInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.- o; G& z x* w" }9 b( }
3 s6 Q s+ |5 R$ M$ R2 O“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.( V/ X, j1 x& f t% J2 w
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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# r$ R, R: ?' n1 uThe 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." B% j( G3 d9 ~1 x5 \
: k( l7 I, Z4 W" G: X. F9 qPrices 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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# c' b/ J, J6 A0 }/ _% S- B: e“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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q. ~+ Y. l$ j* s+ x7 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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