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( e) J3 g( h: Q3 g! X# VEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales" D* O$ x% s# g9 N3 s- t$ Y
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend" J5 a& n# f% V# v' j$ _+ y* \9 i
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' [8 D4 O8 V& [* @* E2 Q/ _4 ]EDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.! {; s% H/ C: z
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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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8 ^1 ^9 p& [9 e7 a3 O% s9 \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.
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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.4 c; l! ?, V) C ?( V
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“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. # T; Y3 C7 ~" l6 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.”
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6 Q5 H4 N. V+ k& P, |& G+ i1 b7 y. MYear-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.. i% B" i0 f/ J4 O
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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 $320,289, the report said.% n% ~6 S } R" W5 Q2 H/ z' P
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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j1 f/ ]* y _1 x/ u3 r“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.4 t0 A6 }5 L" Y; Z8 s1 t1 t* Z$ ~
4 D5 C" M+ Y* b! |! e9 SFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.: _0 y' I W' \' G
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”( D" F4 M; x/ k# Z
* m" n1 x. Q& G5 CThe report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.) _# F" P& ]" C
9 e" |: V9 y5 x5 {( qPrices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.
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“We cleaned up in the first quarter of 2010 because housing activity during the same period one year earlier was dismal,” said Elton Ash, regional executive vice-president of ReMax, Western Canada.+ _9 U3 Q+ P/ R' d
! d$ g- G7 d( ]. q# X" V“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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