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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales$ d6 K' K E. E$ ^' H. U
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend' t% o; Y. u$ w$ w# z c
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/ Y6 `+ z6 D5 A% \, G5 ~EDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.% a! Y# ` J3 Q) B$ E: c
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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.( U5 i4 ]/ ?4 Y% w- K
4 n* S; Z5 M2 v" M* g- s: hSales 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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- W9 ~* ~( O" ^2 y5 B' b' RFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.. Q$ Q3 T: P$ k& i9 {
6 ~2 e/ s: M9 HThe 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. 1 F% l# t# a' g. h$ c
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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.”3 B- X# u# k% t' g
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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.5 M* ?( R5 g t: w N4 o9 L
; g: L z& u: L+ J! XThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.3 m9 T/ c! |+ a9 E2 B+ y# p8 E
4 T( V8 W" n4 Q5 rAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.) @! @) Y, ~: O; q6 J
0 B M" O2 N9 |/ o+ bInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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- v7 q( c$ g9 Y: X0 \“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.; }- W, h. G9 a9 U; f
3 d/ m2 G9 u: L# K' e& ^6 g7 HAn 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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' c7 T( I& i" V0 aThe 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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6 Q( g4 R2 \: f% w& bPrices 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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“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.6 _7 k5 M7 p; J" H# _
* k- @& u; a* S; e, y, q“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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