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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
6 W+ ^5 l5 s- z High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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' D8 p' \( D+ u; F2 W5 @EDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.7 z+ d# N4 \1 V0 x2 h5 p: [
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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.* _2 U& K8 A2 R# R6 ?8 N& _3 I
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Sales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said.
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) Y* ?9 \3 t" D$ cFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.2 y* S1 Z |8 o
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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.
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) Z8 g c+ }5 Y& M2 T2 Q“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. , Q# h% T A1 S/ K. Y1 g2 M! 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.”4 d- I; C' m: D: L
1 K: B3 p# f7 l; E; F- LYear-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.( l9 f! ]9 W/ o2 G6 Z
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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.
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6 L: R) z: ]& m5 _! h1 aAverage 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.
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. g- ?( c# k2 n2 h, i) J“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 $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.$ Q3 A1 p1 E; K$ \8 O. `
0 O: ~3 y) _, 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 n' Z6 i! N$ ~1 c' k' h
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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., K3 \, T0 P" l% F3 ^0 ?
2 E: U- [: o5 k& IPrices 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.0 e6 v) u; o) n C; D
1 d& \# F1 g4 h“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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4 z3 _5 {! Y" o( [7 h0 R- _“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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