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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales9 e+ {3 C/ O7 A/ K+ x' ]
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend. j' v# e& _& H& b0 n; I
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+ b: l: F0 Q6 m0 t, }EDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax." I5 u0 g( j' t3 }( A
2 A# f5 Z$ n. M1 ^$ |! [ z6 M" M“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 $1 million.# B+ G7 ^2 M; C) B* g
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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0 Q5 ^' v3 Y5 S7 p! E5 V“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. / k. n# h4 W& w2 q; `" \
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”1 c/ y* l$ l# W9 d. J d, w
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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.3 z h* `# ]5 \: |: M# y
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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.# O" ?, X$ S, E
) n" t5 E3 k, ~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.' f9 G* Q8 x: {0 u( W
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.9 J7 P. _' X6 F; i3 c
/ X- q) i b+ X p“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.+ O6 x/ J( ?, }2 }
6 A7 K* Z3 u( r c& YFirst-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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# S2 T( r) K6 n) c4 ?; a/ K9 TAn 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.” x8 r# H6 k: v5 ?& ~. T+ S
+ P5 i8 S E: ?% PThe 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.
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7 ?5 e+ l% c/ [0 n% B“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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1 I# T, s" m+ E% g“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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