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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales4 c } x: |; U8 [: i. V
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend4 K. Z7 O. _1 W0 o
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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.8 f" i0 y& D0 n" \8 m
L1 E2 a' J1 g$ JSales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said.
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. r9 g1 X$ [/ g$ N3 n" j$ n" p0 [" TFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.0 }" c1 H, \& j8 C2 s# X( J, u
0 Y+ F' V! t1 s* O2 _ K4 i: JThe 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.- H( ]9 S. Z: F u7 z( G
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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. 0 O; F3 w4 b; t. q* O0 T
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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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0 f8 m1 y# v% ]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./ ^& `* F6 T K# o: t" f6 R9 S
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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.- p, s) c! K7 B* c4 E
0 L3 a2 T: i q+ ~" Y1 z8 {# m! n: qAverage 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." e9 t, \ k' i- _3 q* p6 m
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.- @' r/ \ ~2 X9 u! O6 k6 Y7 [
, B6 r2 s% v1 p2 o5 L9 t“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.: u% s5 F5 Y! Z
+ E% \0 c- J0 \1 rFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.8 [/ M. F# o& u( a: X
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”) ?, M, F: P' A# g' @! `
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.: R; C1 {0 w, X3 i2 W2 Y! h
& ^6 K2 ?% R0 ~8 F& u* [/ Y% |Prices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area., z' _. W3 M- Q* d1 i& f
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“We cleaned up in the first quarter of 2010 because housing activity during the same period one year earlier was dismal,” said Elton Ash, regional executive vice-president of ReMax, Western Canada.+ J# x7 M Z) u9 Y' Y: \: e2 |
- O( B- i G. U$ f- {“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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