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/ b/ A, |4 _/ m+ k. _' K: P% [" XEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
# r% v# Z+ O% F M High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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1 p3 `4 s1 l$ X5 A5 T; H. b, _ zEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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5 j) |2 I5 G6 h' F“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday. D( j% ^% P: D4 e
+ r; j5 ?0 }$ X0 ` p# y% DSales 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.% _' Q. g2 K% ~ H! h7 d
( H7 M8 G/ e' Y0 ^& D- OThe 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.( x, N9 V6 C/ I W) p5 r
6 e. a% v1 X: v' ^/ S. D' ?6 I“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. + T7 C% v7 [' C0 u
# [/ E4 M2 [+ L/ Z e/ _+ g“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.”4 _4 } X+ V4 l3 @
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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.4 e/ m% ~+ S3 J. z
& o8 P% C) s' g! t+ ~; ]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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" K( S5 Z; @/ _: u; 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 $320,289, the report said.
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: J9 h- S5 ^$ v/ Z, d8 n9 \Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.7 o b6 @. g1 T: n
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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 $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.$ J5 W% q; h# {+ g/ {7 q% r; T4 V
; G9 v) H" T. h" f* PAn 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.”
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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./ j: V. M# O8 j2 T! z3 d" F( p
2 x' U1 M* `- ^+ Q; B* @' Z8 CPrices 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.) M- k& h2 k3 \/ T
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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.7 ^- K5 O6 Y$ S6 l$ D+ D
7 h- Q* D4 M. w5 Q* e5 Z" B- s“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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