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# k6 x+ Y3 I ^5 T3 h9 {Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales; {; D3 @- |- O$ j
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.
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+ T& Q1 E P3 E9 O$ C$ F$ ?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.
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+ z7 f, q6 b. S; @& jFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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; J" [0 Z$ }' o$ O3 H7 j, Z0 vThe 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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4 A C$ `. q/ u4 }“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. ) \" Q3 i1 d+ p0 T5 X w8 _ M) U; K4 J
0 a9 C2 j E# M8 g+ h- @“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.”. A8 K; n: b' p5 d# E
; ]/ b+ {" ?: h: O; U8 d- E0 Q3 o8 wYear-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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6 L+ k: v* W' Y. b0 t" i2 h8 nThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.. E" Z+ h5 u% S! u- p
5 \2 {$ L# p/ F( Q6 g7 DAverage 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. D- _; k- S4 \ k) k# }& _
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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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4 X# f' E4 v! p. R8 L“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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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.”9 i2 h8 ~: A+ {5 f B8 v/ t
) i- G0 [: k+ }4 ]3 c( `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./ T/ o* O- P; w8 y) l
4 c9 m0 Q- z8 d0 z8 B; gPrices 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.. T* Q7 g( x7 K) Q( J
7 L8 U! J. a' v* c7 N“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.6 h# u: u' H P( k
4 C9 [2 R, @0 `1 [% ~2 Y0 n7 D5 K“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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