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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales( |& K. x- W: q5 k4 C0 j+ L
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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. m3 J! T% S8 ^. E: A3 H/ X“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.. ~3 R1 k2 s" }' K! S s
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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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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.3 Z/ m5 a, @) Y, U% e0 V
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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2 Q- A7 W3 r4 t, O) @“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. % `3 Q0 k. i- V' t
. R4 V* l% d/ r# o1 I“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”
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- F$ j5 R4 \4 g2 ^' a; [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.5 g# s6 `7 z9 v' m' q
% Z* y! |- f8 {! O( tThe 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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, b; x/ h% X/ o; ]# ~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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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.9 e" G0 N) R( ]' o; I
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said." C& Y" Z- S: C! k: S+ ?/ I
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales./ q* j) O6 s! x. h
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”) _1 a0 G* K8 ]
2 l B, ~1 i6 ]. e: b' qThe report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.9 q9 P/ Y- _ z4 W7 a
* C8 ]" z1 ?" h/ n0 Y; vPrices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.
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/ u/ I g; _8 m& N7 W$ w* z+ j“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.% K0 a: \ |. @8 ?- 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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