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5 k+ t7 i3 v! ^7 p( Y* o4 UEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales& U2 C5 C8 \$ y2 I/ P
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend* j* e1 \8 E2 v- Z( f$ |
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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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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. * @2 z/ y% N* a% C. M: u
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.5 r. b' [3 z8 }9 r) i5 |
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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+ }9 J* d! X( Z7 K6 ~6 U/ u“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”% U! M Q" J D: g) c& n' G
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Year-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said.8 c0 t0 t' Q0 @0 W
" J3 g3 H2 z5 i! sThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.+ y v) @9 C! H1 V/ u9 F
0 n+ @$ y# r% kAverage 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.0 z) X5 U6 g' O' T1 z5 }& |* B" j
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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& {! g4 U& s7 R; r p“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.' D- |! l* @7 l7 c; q2 r
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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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6 C! e0 F( B# ?1 p0 a) xAn 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.”" l' w0 j) z6 |, N3 x- C
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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.* P! |- D f" w4 ~3 q( {
6 t; q! j% P) U7 H0 X* MPrices 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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6 c: n. q7 W' a# R4 U2 K& E. X7 z“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.' g. R2 L( p2 i, b9 u
9 ]9 J+ c; C& U2 {' X+ y d9 X“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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