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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
& `& I- G9 e& t' u High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend1 Q% G$ a. Z* J5 Q0 C
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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.
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3 L2 p: O8 @2 m/ U( @! {$ Z“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.& f+ \' N( O! G9 X# O% l1 c/ _ q
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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. ) l% c' {8 G5 h) s! d) K+ e4 w
$ T3 p% ~+ P5 T" ?/ G" CFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.: }; L8 q& m0 g# i: |3 f6 O
; l8 ?7 k- J* e! Q8 q“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. & k7 v+ Z4 @2 X
0 ]% x/ p8 }! {“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”
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. e2 }" w* w+ R( w7 i5 oYear-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said.! r; {) a% Q- X* p/ G5 d1 \
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The sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.
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+ m9 a2 y) ]1 |+ r5 n$ r9 kAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.( U5 ]& n. Z. D1 A
6 t$ {+ N0 G7 z7 @“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.* K( a6 C# i+ D2 {
# X+ V9 P2 u2 ?* }3 o9 `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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! k, N# @6 `; oAn 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.”3 I4 U0 |: T. A, p
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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.8 e8 i: e/ i j1 l' T
& `+ I2 K1 \% M2 _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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“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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