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. a$ u/ X+ p& V/ M* c7 `4 D) OEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
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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.- d, }4 X( }+ a$ U& h! |2 M, R, L% Y
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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.
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0 |. h- G9 z6 k* ]9 cSales 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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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million. e+ X# E$ D* {$ G- l8 H! C
+ t# g6 X8 R# L; p% M5 D2 Q U. i& _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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6 G" p/ G% @8 g; u“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. & _# x& U! p, ^$ s3 ?4 U
5 l' j" o; S, f0 e& ]4 g% G“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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- X7 \2 `1 K& T' `+ {# EYear-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.8 i1 L1 n, `/ ]* m7 T( V
$ Q! H2 E3 z8 i9 L/ mThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.8 H$ t6 L1 _6 k1 T+ }4 S4 O
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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 X) }& q6 ?3 g6 ~
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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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, r+ ]6 K) e s: M“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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6 P8 W" `& T4 R `First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.5 M6 U; Q9 s$ n$ {5 c
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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.”
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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.
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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.; A2 l( n; n/ n9 v2 M# A. P! A: Q$ w; Z
% u' X! V5 Y m. Z1 D“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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