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5 R" i: b o4 D" H* C/ \Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales* W+ O8 z' q- W( }1 @0 ?
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.
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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.& k' ~& B7 ?) T1 \" U" ^
4 `) b' P! o [5 N" DSales 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 b6 `" f' j! D, Z! F
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.; E3 S$ P6 C+ M2 G" Z4 ^
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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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“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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“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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8 N$ x i2 Y3 d1 n M+ NYear-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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1 m) Q i& q* V! ]* ]+ s$ DAverage 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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" l. }8 R; z% m) A" f- JInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.% q, N% X5 }# B& `6 s+ C3 B( y
$ ]! t+ g3 u" k“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.1 a, j2 {* w. H4 [
3 ` b7 l% R9 a) m+ V) K+ J- kFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”9 b+ s; \: q- T) w
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.3 h/ R5 q. @$ J& i; L M
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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.2 M! @' r ~6 L8 s4 ?
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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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3 O) k8 v: H* t8 T2 }“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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