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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
8 r r6 ^, d0 U% }! v High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend# L0 {( v5 P. w) q- V; j1 N* H
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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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4 v9 D \" ?% N* p+ b) Z“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.# { h) z }2 _8 f0 l
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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.
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% v4 g) g" }: w6 z5 A AFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.% \- \- I0 |+ w: ^' i$ v3 U3 u
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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.4 \" K5 j7 d( \) \5 K+ j
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! y' `$ ]& i/ _, y) P* S“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.”1 R) G z, ]9 s4 b7 i8 C
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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- q2 s2 R7 G
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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./ W6 `% b2 u& _9 N+ `
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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 $320,289, the report said.
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4 m, R8 t9 r+ p; KInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.8 p( {$ r5 j0 V) n$ T5 {& ]4 h
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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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! G/ A/ r/ c3 F# H2 @0 H7 EFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.# J. \$ w; Z9 o* E
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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, K8 Y' ^8 G* F: O2 N J! FThe report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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* C/ y: S1 {. @; t) X- _: K: p( Q! sPrices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.7 k! [+ z! c! E" _
8 `$ W/ o) ?; T5 A+ ~9 S$ `“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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8 I, ?" ^# N9 k$ u! g" M1 A“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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