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' ^5 ~3 l: U7 T1 o$ D7 LEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
2 Y" [1 Y# h% s0 @' E High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend/ h7 Q& q& W: ?1 G3 B7 B' z; P
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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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“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.2 n2 J0 S H. x
8 f, [- H8 q. r% ^8 kSales 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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; \7 O2 W9 l; N" pFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million. |5 [# {4 J; E! f+ n" T% P; u
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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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/ T5 A( `9 ~ k“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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8 F9 ~" B2 k8 t. K6 ^8 c/ H) k7 f9 T% A2 W“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.”/ y, X+ o: F3 Q4 N6 ~" O
8 V" z6 g2 ]5 A- {. L' o" XYear-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." f0 n( p5 @! u* F2 H& N
, G7 M3 D" g: L! S# `% S1 ~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.% k1 q3 j( @! J
2 f0 B2 f" Z" `! `& d0 qInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.2 k K% V0 {! U* O
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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1 b+ u" i0 B$ l# i3 Z1 nAn 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.”' t8 \9 o% p/ a/ `" g5 h
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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.! Q, ~- d& {" a; B' u" _" w+ D
5 L+ f+ j, d2 j: L" ePrices 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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! l+ [1 k6 V/ Q( @7 `' a“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.& T8 F% r4 T; E% _& ^8 Q
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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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