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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales9 \3 K& {/ D- m9 x; a
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend# N' g1 L3 H4 }8 z7 N/ t
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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.4 c- b* V. V6 ^! [
, V) n8 @ Z! U* U3 ]" w“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 M" ~- z$ t4 m& Y
& M# I, f* f& J% w! E5 m" d9 J- ZSales 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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" v- B( O! p( T0 j( S7 gFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.) L' Q: O& l, b5 E" ?' o3 a
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said. p Z$ ]: [. b
$ G* s b3 ]6 t( `6 d# v“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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) Y7 ~" q- N, \8 r; T2 c7 w" y3 `“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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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.% _, `5 q# _. F L
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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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: U$ P( {% ~$ h% z8 o5 Y8 SAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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" Q( l: i3 N$ x# v“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.' ?3 e; v& R7 K$ R0 _
/ E r' s; ^6 {( {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.”6 F1 a( n: J. R+ H9 B
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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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* D4 C% c; e, {7 d X# UPrices 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." j: `/ Q5 \; n' T3 g* q
4 X7 F6 A* N5 Y5 m6 C, @. C9 U“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.4 g* B: A' Y! s" Z- [
0 J6 M; \- b5 Z5 Q5 @0 T“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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