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5 s3 p+ _( v3 n. w0 m# o( b# j0 SEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales6 M) J( o, ^) e3 Y
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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! j, p' v5 K! V' z5 n7 PEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.2 l# `# L& L% P: N& Z. u
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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.3 y ^1 |; Z, O4 B2 \
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Sales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. . J" ]. @$ R9 }( V4 U+ w8 J
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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; T6 g% `) @& P7 tThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.0 w0 Z2 {. A" F4 v( r% i' h; _
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. 4 Y' y$ F, Y3 r
7 ^% q. g" k4 i+ S% F4 I. b- w“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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2 O9 H; j( F( O# v& X; I: ~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.& {% f) M* W' l, K$ z' X
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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 2008.3 U: o" c& \3 F/ C- l2 @
' [+ M7 m& P+ [4 h. i9 [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 $320,289, the report said.- o1 b: r$ y. B3 A! a `
. t! a0 d0 t, C5 X( NInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.6 x3 T5 N% G. p2 K* g/ S' _2 M
; V; l) X4 E7 T“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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. w, X# H, T9 `0 m, w- a" w1 E) z2 F rFirst-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.% V. a3 e' Z9 X+ F
! H P. r6 Q) T' MAn 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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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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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.% R* d3 ]4 Q; Y* l( r& y5 Q5 V& o
6 }4 Q7 L* o# f“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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“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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