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- j: H8 H' [6 \, @$ z' WEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales& ^ P, ^1 o: Y/ V& k0 G! h
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend& z4 P& o# R0 y* w2 O
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* E& }5 H j4 A9 BEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.8 I! i/ }' r$ \9 D
8 o/ L; a! x; `5 M; ?“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.# ?; P% T, F0 U) b( E
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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 $1 million.3 n& g# o" D; `0 f- G
& M. P8 _& W! ]- I0 B, |6 jThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. 7 A2 l' ~4 `8 c( Z" a' N
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”. N3 Q1 C/ U# e$ S! k- m2 }
7 F" d- w L+ B# l& [" 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.$ O. P& g! l* E o% } t" D$ P( S* C
) ^8 `. Q5 Q; ~- p, O0 j# I6 ~ ~The sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.4 \0 l$ k2 y& w0 A$ p. h1 ~6 G
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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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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.% m( p. D! R2 q; f
- a2 k# [8 A: z# |: o6 \0 U6 S“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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' B# z& c: Q3 I+ L- ?! i( U7 B# p1 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.% ]. W6 p& R; O2 g7 q
; a1 _1 L% D: T9 j( [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.”
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3 k1 D( |5 Q2 B+ [8 [7 [0 }! c- zThe 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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) C7 f. x% E- jPrices 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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1 p' t7 [0 L! K5 X# t“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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9 E4 \9 a9 [6 h z8 \3 _5 i# P- k“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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