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2 j" `/ c1 l4 Y' G% W3 r) w- REdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales& K. R+ J$ ]! ~7 X# A1 y" H( w
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.
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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.3 I. h( R R, R/ h. d* {; a( H$ K
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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.
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million., T1 z4 W, j6 {+ g' N& a
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.1 e- N$ e5 t# S" Q: ^
% e h( q6 R; v. l“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. 1 y, @, ~+ Y- O2 [
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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.”9 K+ f# B. M0 p5 b
, C2 Q' t& y$ c# [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.; N$ ^5 M$ @/ M" r/ 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 $320,289, the report said.8 A2 y% N7 o) @! l* I
0 l9 h; ]$ @0 p bInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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6 ^8 P- e+ h% J2 W( [8 U“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.% H% i: k9 f d5 H) y, n
2 Q" B/ `2 E9 F: z4 ?" UFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.6 A5 ~! G( D5 E! ~" F, `$ B2 F
+ `3 O5 C1 ]6 ~+ ?( 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.”
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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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Prices 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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$ c. J6 r- ]( ^7 C6 D+ X+ ^0 R“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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