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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
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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.. T1 k" A8 S2 |- i' i& k0 V% ?$ q
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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.& x7 Z9 @, j0 ]7 i% r! @5 ]# j
0 l% S ] Q; r8 V7 ISales 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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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million. p: Z% d3 U7 m" F2 e7 x" t O T
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. 6 e' w# T h/ ?
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”
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9 C$ C4 m( g! `/ N7 N8 r5 ?) y8 SYear-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.6 z( Y/ H2 {. B# o) b' u0 ~
3 C% n! s: S9 _0 a0 [6 B% c5 _: \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.. O Q% a6 D G( r& @ v2 Q
, j9 K4 z, |& V% EAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.! P# U9 c% ]- S9 Q
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.' y2 u L3 C; D! F$ I" T8 _. f) j; f
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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# N! h' _: T0 HFirst-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.”* f4 R0 P- u) Z
) g, A- u! V3 {. U3 h- ?* l" DThe 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.' i4 k. U: z E
; b9 s4 b+ H( e+ YPrices 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.
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- W( q% f6 \' q" J: k2 k" _- o“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.' x3 T+ h& T6 z. Z o
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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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