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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
, Z( `' q8 S$ y& U* g High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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3 m3 `9 [$ M' w# T: D$ lEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.; @5 _3 V) s2 u4 G, ^
1 n: P% U7 {; Y9 F$ V6 l“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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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. 5 U! `& Q5 G3 U+ G7 B: S* |8 H
9 R8 C- W T. J! D. Z& Y" g6 wFifty-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.
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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. * A" {; J0 y L( l
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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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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.+ t. Y% ~! W/ ~
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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 $320,289, the report said.& J5 i( ^, B* f5 e* C
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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6 T" o: Y' q$ j; t“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.# I+ \ J' |9 G! ^1 m0 H
( n# ]* W# J# M/ D7 KFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.4 i- [( M4 ^& C: _/ r) O6 W
- G3 w: \- \ Z- Z( L" ^An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”# J5 S$ o9 s9 p% w% h6 V( B
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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.
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& G. i! f6 ]% iPrices 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.6 D# y$ W3 a9 c; K
; [* |9 C# l& U5 H; m“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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2 b* Z; q1 D2 i4 y“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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