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8 r, D8 r, \- P: Q, dEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
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8 [0 D* Q# V# w( |3 E% GEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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4 t' Z/ n u8 ?8 _; B$ N“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 $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. J4 [) U4 ~3 o* e# G0 s
5 {) r$ c F7 _3 Q' i7 X5 PFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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" \+ k2 L9 r$ O" pThe 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.8 G+ k) `+ c7 |+ ^
- b( a; c9 j4 a" \; G“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. : o) y, e3 E0 \2 T+ Q2 d
! n4 G; S3 D( T1 l3 Y2 e“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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6 X9 j1 }& S3 N6 y- LYear-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.. ~; i1 C; G+ T/ E
+ J) H8 k# A& X- @( fThe 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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- ]& f, P0 X% ZAverage 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.8 z* s7 e: z7 A3 O4 u( V
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.* H' a" L+ I+ _/ W% _) K- ?6 y
7 d) y5 {* h3 I“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.6 H* z: d( x* U+ q& u
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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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/ d& F, f7 g- D+ {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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. Q. m) c4 y [. R; _. TPrices 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.% i8 i( x; v% }' ? [
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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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“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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