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" v; E. W$ y4 g( ~; ~ w9 AEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
( `% _. z I9 l5 T High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend, e" K" |# w R. f" [
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' Z- w/ b. G; Y: C7 i5 GEDMONTON — 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.6 V2 ^; B. Y( R7 l' \9 ~" ~5 z9 y
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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 $1 million.! W, L4 q ~/ i; z- m! x3 _
7 ]$ d5 N. J* h. F3 z7 g$ {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." A$ r2 ^0 ?' ?& b" j [
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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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“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.” t! J. H) z1 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.
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! {0 h9 [! T, I: R9 F5 p/ mThe 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 q$ d2 |1 [9 B" ]1 _, C
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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 $320,289, the report said.
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.8 y+ q* ]+ B' {
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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' @$ l) w8 T* Q3 g, R4 h- G+ PFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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L" e% r8 W Q b* Q+ _' q8 NAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”" K$ [. K" p8 H. {! L" L
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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.; K3 ~, Z6 K/ i6 K+ F8 w
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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., o" |) z* [! n$ n
0 U% a6 |7 c- e* d2 X8 ^“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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