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: I2 t* |; ], o" W8 v! O8 aEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales, G+ E- d1 D7 o4 L f- U" j: p+ O
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.
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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 $1 million.* m" S0 c$ d7 r1 ]2 K
3 l' F, V, v9 z! pThe 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.7 |- s+ P: |0 r, l, V+ X8 ?
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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.
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, [2 }9 F. o% x“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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+ s E3 c) I i j6 `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.
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$ }5 V# b' I% W6 t ?3 }" BThe 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 $320,289, the report said. c8 W9 l- L# g5 t; x, b
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.& s4 D% b% i" }& i- R. v; f
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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) f$ D, E4 ?6 M/ }4 XFirst-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.. q% O6 p* k1 v% q0 g+ \! x4 L V
' f+ l2 H9 u" [4 K. QAn 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.”2 @- V; `' A' g; N
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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.0 f) D/ W% e7 E
$ d( D: E- F" w! {' ^: t+ MPrices 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.3 c" Y) \+ j$ W) C, N
% G, U/ f) W: @* [+ I“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.5 {( \" _6 B1 P& p
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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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