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9 o( K/ C% r$ o2 nEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales8 E: \2 w- n; q, k4 s* A: J! T
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.. A8 B' d8 |+ i4 M! t
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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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4 J6 u' K3 Q- T0 V+ S6 XSales 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. 6 c4 f* Y; z4 I/ L
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.$ S4 y- j8 V8 r% t# `- j4 p
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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.! b: U0 Z! S/ i4 q
: f! l' {/ \; S# e“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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) g5 G% D0 ^! Y! M“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.”/ A% F9 n5 {; y" [' u* }% e
/ r) E k3 P/ y% T1 p2 x+ kYear-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.
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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 $320,289, the report said.
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.( g9 `1 Z0 z% j- M- G
, ?2 \* k: r$ |“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.1 i1 R# i' z' E) J( `
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales. N6 {! g( ^# L3 X0 Y0 l
- | x i6 H6 E7 y: a" Z3 VAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.( B, v$ b$ C% x, }: F
! s# a3 _, D5 KPrices 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.4 ]5 @9 L$ b% v' F3 s
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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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! n n/ @9 K. J; n# ~( [“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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