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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales7 {) N7 ]0 P& S' ` s3 _) l+ u
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.5 C8 y1 w" S d. t: t
' W3 ?- [8 T1 O6 ]; x. C“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday. I8 y' g' |& n" O! j9 n: L
2 T% E: @, r' w5 a l( P KSales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. & V$ P) M5 Y; m- M& d3 c4 k
7 K- \+ d5 `; p/ |Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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$ h, y1 i. U5 N; e1 s9 M" Z/ B* 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.”: a2 o) \& S4 [, g
4 S7 B" b: {+ l- X( [& `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.( N* p0 `9 W6 `5 P: h
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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 2008.0 L6 z. Z. x7 b8 B5 b
4 O$ }, m( C! ]1 R& _, @! z5 cAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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, t; V+ v6 w0 G. y2 x$ {6 c“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.9 j& e& [3 Z8 M! x7 c7 a) e! y
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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& N* r$ d2 Q7 i+ \0 Y' {& M5 r# sAn 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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9 a- q; m5 B- v5 _4 pThe 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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5 r( }$ j: w. G5 Q% \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./ d) O# w+ |) _: R" n$ Z
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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.. q$ v/ u. q2 i' g) I
* V# P2 B6 J9 l' S“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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