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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales* c" K9 u4 R# g; b
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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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. `) }6 T1 ^7 m0 B" u. y' B
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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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: @* k1 o! I! V% ]Sales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said.
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$ i2 y9 q: k: R$ F' _2 v, z% vFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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3 s1 V$ K+ ]1 r" T# `& cThe 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.! u9 {. ]0 x! n( {2 V
4 A% g) X v1 f- y“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.”3 [" n+ R7 y5 ]3 n. K" T
6 ^& ]2 W: V6 x0 c. n- D+ L7 C2 T/ SYear-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.- P1 {; `, P- I( u8 K/ T) j
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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 $320,289, the report said.
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* d0 f7 @( ?' n6 x% H( S! R$ E AInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.( A8 Z+ i# Z/ U. \
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.9 j4 O: `& r3 b1 L6 n3 g5 _3 [3 U
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales./ Y6 H, I# {( g: f- g+ X. T
, K+ R% i* M9 o0 M/ j! H- VAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”; x' b. j& n0 J- `" s
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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# ^! n5 S& ^5 E+ y; ZPrices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.
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, B! ^0 W4 |$ b* I% A$ x# R$ d6 G“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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