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% S1 {1 V0 k6 ~# [. a1 ~- J, kEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales( e7 o E4 f# h7 K" M
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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+ M4 \7 ]" y* m" @EDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.4 j5 | I7 t* R; t! I' E. N
; n* C+ z8 B5 X1 Q: x b“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 $1 million.7 Q0 X- T/ e) Z/ [
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.0 C2 ]' O5 d7 a" v1 j, }7 m1 {
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”% P2 B: O8 c0 M0 O7 Q
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Year-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said.& d/ T( r4 u* w6 t" ]9 N$ O3 N
: _- V0 E ?4 @- `9 X0 i$ sThe 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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% ~0 s' c8 k7 X' |, l4 hAverage 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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6 ~0 l4 {4 o% j; Q0 p* I C7 dInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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/ |1 x. |# i* W+ E1 x“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.( N3 L) }, }) u
4 I0 m5 d% j, `! [" x4 B3 G4 ?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.”; y, }! m+ r- I* V2 \
8 a5 u! [2 z+ k2 y6 tThe 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.
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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." I/ b8 k% t/ d# p6 e- B7 U3 u
; m6 k, P* o+ F: s v2 b- }“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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