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3 W0 P0 `/ Z& w; S. [3 rEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales$ D$ V" e2 D+ R! Q: b9 T6 ?
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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( u) g( T6 z6 w/ Z- d1 _EDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.4 w0 v9 ]- |/ l6 Q
& S; A2 b& `2 y9 l“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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0 E" T8 E3 @* W) hSales 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.
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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( u" O; E( {& x* w1 \ G- PThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said., S; _6 V; L6 h
6 s. d2 |9 P# E2 ~! }5 h“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”8 L! e$ b6 S7 e* h9 z
$ h9 M5 j- C) ~" @( b" e' sYear-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.' p! @* e: q2 M. V
j i- E- A- D1 w: P% WThe 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 [$ \2 ?+ V) E5 r
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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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+ I5 R( q* b& c( S7 r4 [Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.0 j0 O: H9 R+ T( x
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.* n, j7 y& H, U5 Y- T# B
0 H% a# {* \, w; @. e/ gFirst-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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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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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.' W# K Q7 m2 R, y
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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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" Q2 }- A8 a4 _“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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