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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
D$ J/ w: I$ Q0 ] High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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& ^1 K* u( O# D- w& iEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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: P9 Y! I J# H, v% O, \“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.3 D' C0 v4 j3 ?* H# n4 G
9 G) l4 n: N; q! I' `8 r7 MSales 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. % j0 V* a! K" V1 @6 T5 Q* P! J
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.3 D9 R: P5 U; w) w. p
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. 3 i$ N/ t1 c# e
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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.”
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! O4 Y2 c3 e. O$ P6 EYear-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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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.8 a( L! S, m2 H9 o' \* R0 ^8 n" [
, [4 G0 G8 z3 _' BInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.: y- }4 g5 s! j
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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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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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+ T" R0 {2 _: Y7 a" W2 BThe report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.$ l" y% L% T! v5 x+ K, O% X
! g+ v" ^5 c+ fPrices 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.% i7 s5 }9 u( L Z, @0 b. Z6 Z
( c1 @3 J6 p. [; c \“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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7 j$ p* Q7 n% j; ]“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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