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3 T- t8 e1 }+ a' {( i0 C8 ]+ EEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
9 w4 ^$ i/ o( `9 ^: q* q 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.
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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.4 [" v, `: Y4 @0 b
# n* Y8 w7 Q) m# GSales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. # o5 z2 {4 h5 O6 c. Z$ Z) |( i! `
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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.6 D. P* \- W/ z0 s
V, A4 m2 P, `, L- h9 @7 E, `“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 t8 K" s" B9 j% R( c' z. b. a* e
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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.”
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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.! N9 I( N* |: J k6 Y8 k" i7 u
. X% X4 F- y& _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 $320,289, the report said.5 i: B+ I# Z- m
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.! Z( E- b$ Z7 ~3 i5 A' k/ J
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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7 b9 A% C* e+ f4 e7 Y, LFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.7 n8 C6 o) Z: v; g
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”# W8 S$ Z9 K9 ?
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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.6 a( ?# C y+ a% k
) u; B# [: i" Z9 I BPrices 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.6 u( i5 P& r2 E' q: M
" @+ ?6 ~9 E* a7 C+ f+ l" h“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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$ }$ @5 p. }$ T( ~1 v, J, e“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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