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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales5 _) E6 V' q2 K. ?
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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: w/ Y+ p0 |0 U3 _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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“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.
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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.
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( W, X, R% _+ S7 p. I4 o3 [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.3 y! ^8 r- }- G- W8 a. |8 U
$ I7 i; I# a0 J“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. - C; e/ {0 ^- Y& H, f! n+ o7 r
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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.”- l+ K9 F) G: s! I+ C- s8 L/ w) A- w3 c! P
! g( k7 d1 s* L V8 GYear-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.
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; _5 \4 J4 W ~, `$ c) BThe 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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; F s* ]" [% B$ WAverage 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.2 q0 q: N n2 \5 S* J9 D2 O* r6 x, H6 |
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said./ {, b& u/ a4 s8 D- g( O& ^% G0 {
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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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' z* W- P% o c; qFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”# ^5 S% P2 H+ M L5 q
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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" v e l# s$ C% a4 ?4 L" WPrices 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.4 s# a: o/ H4 f
2 \: |. b& H$ e“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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