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" K/ u# f, a9 X$ Y, c4 @1 EEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
9 _5 h+ @, q: a4 R* F$ \ High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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# w) q! x! o* C- w9 |: v2 Y+ mEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.; V. i8 @9 f- @. Q+ m
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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.; \; J0 m3 W# n
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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. 2 d. d, j+ I3 ^: @
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.; \0 Q4 h' `+ K' h: G+ [- u$ g3 v
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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.% A' G: j, A9 a" h
3 P( L) ]( w" J$ C$ y" G* W“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. 9 Z$ N# m/ E. f, Q6 V6 j8 {; }0 ]7 g
9 Y6 N! e1 q' K“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.”$ U1 V+ O5 c9 a+ Y8 z
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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.
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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.* _+ k/ Z5 f* p% G# ~8 ~
# S+ U0 _8 I$ m2 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 $320,289, the report said.4 K% w5 v- y; r: v" j# z3 H
1 }+ I+ Q0 l( p, t0 J' W+ fInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.' C. @" s& r4 `8 W7 D
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.! B. |: d" \+ ~0 `6 Y
! C6 _4 M4 ^$ Q! g$ ~) TFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.) w T: K# p9 F: \. s; ?2 `; i
2 S1 b7 N9 ~2 d2 o( ]/ J+ f( g' ^An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.0 W$ U* W- }1 y, j# Y
9 |3 x0 Y' G+ OPrices 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.3 L6 V1 [$ \* Z. l: |' e
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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.4 Y$ y- l. L; c
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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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