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, F9 P# k! H1 h6 M) e6 k' u% W2 sEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales7 D8 k( K/ S2 Y f7 U/ v6 {
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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- H1 r2 ~8 K8 u& D“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.5 O- S3 F2 k& ^. \; k% L# q) m
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Sales 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. C% _* P! L' b7 Q
/ a2 ~; @# O. C9 \3 T4 ~* bFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.7 U- X$ B9 \" Q9 ?5 R3 z# @
/ {- g& o5 D6 [5 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.
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! {1 C- `" u# m/ T: x4 r& i" u' q7 Y“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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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.
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$ ^, r3 M) S, U- V% wThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008." m' J9 z; _0 V# z- H! @
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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.( E6 i! H' f4 k0 Z, }
% s* k; g2 L6 k: W# e/ jInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.( g& `3 R; s4 }* s# D( y7 T, i
' [, N2 ~, W- g3 D“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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. y" ^1 ~: \" Y7 i1 dFirst-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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; f0 _3 c1 s' X2 W, K* {5 f5 KAn 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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5 a7 L( Y( U0 D1 Y- t+ [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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# j! V, }; A5 I& R PPrices 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.- ^' ^# n6 A! x7 D/ Q; C
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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.* v! b/ j3 @( y. G: ^
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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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