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- w# i. _" L- b- tEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales1 X2 M' F: v3 G: b) w- O
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend3 y- [3 Z) R9 R9 j8 l8 l; x2 S+ @9 {
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1 r& l: y7 D' p. e; _, JEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.+ {( l* ~/ P/ g* t
- L! G3 H6 O' ~! X3 ^, M1 K“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.( v% x5 ~" b2 D. j, c: w+ U5 Q
" D( {- k" B4 ]8 h: y5 V7 b: [* WSales 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. 3 k4 r5 k! z q. Z& C3 r
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million./ s5 R: F; T2 X0 n
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.# v3 r7 D( _ c7 Q) G7 O0 j
5 j! I: f0 q4 Q' Q9 f“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. 4 }+ }1 P; @( }) F& o2 R
( k. X5 u* o- F1 W2 ?“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”9 H5 |, j$ y q2 R+ m8 c. o- W
$ P- b/ G" [: J- w: rYear-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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4 p' V' R2 E+ q" P/ SAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.
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/ F7 t- | ]. v g' e8 Z& j zInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.% v% r# E4 W i. z$ O+ p* [
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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 $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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5 ~# p1 a0 k: BAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”0 W9 h8 Y& p: x" _- w9 N
! V" q+ H( ?! h' g6 j" j) dThe report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.( X# e, j$ f/ i9 C
3 v9 O+ m n V w- nPrices 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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“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.% K. V+ B6 p9 A8 B) I
- F1 g c. \: _$ r/ p“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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