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/ p( M( R% \! @: A& ZEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
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F2 M/ b6 y9 w( A- R* fEDMONTON — 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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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. + ^9 T L* j r& t
5 V% V5 C* G: AFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.; P9 Z1 A t. N* V7 i: ?, i
+ h' h! Z4 n1 k6 EThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.' x: \2 U2 ~. H
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. 6 J$ H& F" e% D. r- u; v
7 P! P' H: |. }5 L P. L1 y“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.
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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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% T0 K+ w8 z1 d7 h8 E8 eAverage 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 $320,289, the report said., t& {3 l0 `6 m- ^. f. [- I6 a6 h
9 E0 n- p: n0 j e& p# G% V! hInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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3 Z* x# p$ O) M, Z- [“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 $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.6 p. m$ Y& X0 r# d5 M$ H: M
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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.”) |' {" {& ^/ W' i
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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.. r4 `5 G2 J* U4 S& K
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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.
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" O5 r: _+ b' ?. \; M- d" K“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.! h7 e1 B; ]7 L
& [' s0 \! K _" _2 i) u& ^“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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