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. S$ d* U6 _' T9 ^, hEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
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0 D; \2 v# |0 L6 jEDMONTON — 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.
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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 $1 million.; S- R) k/ ^' U8 }- ^5 G: P; a1 y
2 e, e$ c. o$ C! \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.
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) F' G0 _/ o I" w& k% V& y2 j“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. ; E; ~9 e2 D I3 |, ?( f1 X: u6 ? ^
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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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1 T2 Z! |9 a- T! j, p; v0 iYear-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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. o' d% h8 p( i$ a! d8 i4 l7 CThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.; ^0 h ^% F; U$ G" Q! ~$ E2 u5 d
$ }; @4 }4 a* [7 q6 r0 pAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.% a$ G& k, P: \( ]& e" A& G
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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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0 b! U; \6 v8 Q( B& U“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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0 K X8 h) c" S& k" u v/ m2 JFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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$ ]( _1 u4 @, o* Q( h1 d g+ R' 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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( I2 S3 k2 J- L: k9 ?. Q9 r2 Y) A' x9 \7 `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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) F+ ]; @- n3 j* HPrices 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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* z/ i" @- v0 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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5 a0 p4 ^( `$ G2 Q; Q. t“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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