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2 f0 b1 O! |3 x# u" \# u7 BEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales* M- Q W: H0 K- v
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend% S* A: y' ^7 m5 F0 Y
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- x: {3 v9 k6 z' F- S4 Z" NEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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+ Z3 |1 W* X3 q. }. z“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.7 M4 X9 a2 Y2 Z
. p5 p+ r$ C5 k0 w' ]- VSales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. ( C. p, u$ O G- ~0 W" q! M
& w b6 n0 N0 P- v* w" DFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million." T+ i! n7 R3 k4 H* ?, m' l
$ G4 S. [7 n. R$ b1 Y' X" YThe 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. 8 Z- m, E- j3 Q
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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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8 }6 T3 n, a( O8 _) y: pYear-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.
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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.5 Q7 o8 Z% e8 p4 N0 X7 {5 f
% N4 X# x0 R/ v' C5 o fInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.) k5 C. U! R I; M2 F* S
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said./ [5 M' h7 @2 ^
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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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. }3 k+ U2 }+ p1 t# O' O4 I0 LAn 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.”. O P) L, X* P* _) F K& A [
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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.; q6 W9 ^; s/ s W
6 `5 u7 W: W- d' F+ dPrices 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.' V( S3 E' J5 } n; m1 N3 b
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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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