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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales8 i! \3 Z' y/ u# w+ I% d
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend% k- n4 _7 K Z, N. M
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2 n* j; J" `1 S1 yEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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0 [7 j5 {4 W" _: g( I% Q. t“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.
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.1 k. j! w+ I) n* u- n
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said." Z; C2 X- L: I! W# w* h5 U
W9 g' F3 e5 k7 {“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. 8 R6 j: V2 b5 v. s& p; F$ z
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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.
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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 $320,289, the report said.
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5 n8 Y$ V; v( x$ Q7 w( C# Q6 gInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.0 P3 i& t9 I4 V5 d! [
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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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o5 S* M+ ]. e. fFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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+ w7 x3 c ^& N0 ]. NAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”! d# H8 [. y+ ?/ `: W8 J8 ^4 \
. ^% o# P" }6 W" dThe report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.1 A$ G# Y) O& I/ X7 g
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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.0 M7 t. G" P6 @
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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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