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8 Q3 c- x' x# z7 a1 s7 PEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
' P, b5 Q* }0 b# E High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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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.0 q& O7 q2 P: X- \$ l# }! a
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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./ M: V+ u8 r6 S
8 Q" Q0 t4 Y4 F' VSales 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. ; a% j% B* H% f/ j; }; w& z7 ^* y
$ H1 Y2 i3 v3 A0 pFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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Y7 k# u7 [) K3 ~* J& h- ^0 W7 [The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”
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9 e6 t; q1 z1 H( O7 u/ H- vYear-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said.9 y4 S( L2 V: K6 V. j: z6 y B
" d0 Q6 \/ b7 f3 `7 q& HThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.2 o [5 `/ v& m1 G- `! U$ 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 $320,289, the report said.3 l5 h1 L# H8 i
7 O+ V# k2 G3 [+ }Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.$ H- M# _0 m5 O! b9 t# |3 [ g
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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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1 z$ a$ I' ]5 O5 P3 L" F: x! b5 ~9 mFirst-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.8 ~) a5 E# z/ z/ X/ n6 V
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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.”+ [* p5 [" M; U9 F7 v
# Q: u1 U9 t+ i8 k/ rThe 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.+ F, [: J* M2 M' f
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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. I, k; s: }) c. e
A, K( u3 ]7 J# b* L“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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“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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