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$ b4 G6 S! K, X0 P2 s; `- l9 qEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales8 ^5 V& i6 }3 o8 ~/ Z
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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! q# G) `0 L/ PEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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) I* R& D' ~3 |& ]/ _! ^- 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." }8 }4 N/ ^. u8 j e' R
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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.
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1 j1 I" l p5 K ?Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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! f* y8 s7 d2 l- ^$ U6 ~# wThe 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.$ ^. w0 |8 e4 K2 ^ Y% e* r" W
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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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“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.”/ |# [0 \" x+ u+ n% r" Z! x+ n, ?: \- E
8 E& p5 F% H! [4 M+ J& }1 Y% JYear-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 2008.4 u; f8 v/ U; v* Q2 V
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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 $320,289, the report said." |+ I3 X+ e1 i: e. f$ \. Q& G
" J' {% R& F( u- [Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said." A, }7 H2 \6 O! G# p! \$ m0 l: Q) F
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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' V# w" h2 ]7 N/ c Y8 |7 DFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”2 n7 B/ `' {" B+ R
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.1 l4 O' v4 M" @/ x s
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Prices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area./ @' f$ [4 E! l$ {: H1 g
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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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