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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
; J7 A4 {: {1 ?1 O% `6 C$ g1 `! k5 J High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend. A, R& B- s- y: V
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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.8 ]$ o5 ]5 h$ @( U- N/ j
! U0 D7 j* G/ ^1 G“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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3 [: j6 u7 W# X5 @0 s6 {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. ' a0 F% F7 H1 [5 |9 k0 ?4 X
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.$ W: k" v7 Y( ]. d, k9 Z( c
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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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“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. $ r5 R; G- W' Y4 x6 d
1 a2 G- n2 W! s8 f. d“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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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." \, @# n* {; T& i$ N; D# }
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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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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.1 h4 @9 W* I: X6 v5 N X
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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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* y) \; p. Z6 k% m* N* O; ?“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 $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.” s% l& d/ S2 Y9 B/ m" \
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.$ P' m6 N- i4 S/ t6 K
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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.
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1 b0 t3 k& K- P+ C1 m“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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