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/ L5 C- O/ D1 n7 h7 e. H; VEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
( u6 x' L" l( M$ P( P ?5 m9 P 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.2 g2 n: {1 B# Z" w* g+ [9 Y
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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.0 w5 ~* N0 z$ m! C) R3 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.
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1 v* E9 y* c U/ @/ X, y2 O& _Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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0 D6 i" s& f" I! B8 G9 CThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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9 b9 `# D4 j, D @% v/ t! _4 T3 ^“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. 7 J4 U! x/ E! ?5 v& I4 C; T
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”
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Year-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said. W* Z! n& u+ m
) ]+ O( @! O: D' |, _The sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.! X4 J9 g9 d9 }8 C2 I0 h
% f5 H0 h5 G- q, h5 C" l$ }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 $320,289, the report said.- D3 {3 u$ C4 s1 ^
3 E5 e) x% t$ I; H5 d5 W) o/ Y1 tInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.$ r* `( |9 G, c9 U2 w
3 C2 i/ v+ a8 W- d" Y“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.8 W, s$ `3 K, g% f# O9 y
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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.9 J4 V& V: U( \& _/ ~9 o/ l6 W5 C
: a. ^+ N2 y: qAn 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.”2 m% S1 V4 d( c5 j
. D9 h2 s. ] K8 u) k/ y: K' lThe 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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Prices 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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“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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6 ~" T N. t* M& P9 Z“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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