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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales5 ^1 t$ X0 G! |( Z) N. d) Q" C; n$ H
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend6 a. V7 d! L( e5 u" v
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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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0 Y4 ^+ S+ l( C2 KSales 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. 2 Y6 V5 S4 w* A% n
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.* ?% ^2 W) c( l) ~4 ~& o; Q0 A
( A1 Q! z4 g$ q4 W+ ZThe 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.% w. [- Z. W+ u$ D8 P9 ~* a
3 R& q$ i$ E5 c g, N5 C“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. 5 `/ ~' w' t. X4 I9 r: L1 \) n: V% ]9 i
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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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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.' c; m/ v( a; J u7 o
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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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: h- n7 f9 [" s* S4 ?! i2 H6 b! FAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.
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F: A3 T7 ]5 {& mInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.8 l5 U9 }% r) F! I" C( M
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.7 r2 c: N6 D$ m: V5 y5 j' G9 r: K+ t
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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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6 A3 u7 f( O* q/ u; lThe 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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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.: H* z2 \' X. F# U6 l
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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.( Q# T) c+ Q' m: c S) F, w
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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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