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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
5 S" I: `7 _. t$ k2 q High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend0 o; B4 d6 M& \
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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.+ P; Y2 s7 [% \ ]" e* H0 Y X
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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.1 P) {, T! z4 c4 K/ b0 ]
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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. & {8 E4 |& Y& G* ~
9 f1 d8 u9 u) JFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.6 R, L+ H- \" p8 h$ M, L$ i
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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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“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.! q' z" x' t8 g, k' k6 e: @3 u% i
' N5 v, Z* m" y# c6 KThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008., s4 r& b4 J7 n* x( ?
- P2 ~0 l! j3 Z$ jAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.% P* z$ n5 r" p) n# _- r
& @0 G5 G( M$ L, CInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.) ] u/ t" d/ z- F+ c6 r5 I# w) d/ w
}2 y0 {6 ?9 Q“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.6 t7 ~% I J6 q( r1 A ]0 n8 ]
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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.) K/ t3 ]% [/ |8 A! }
3 \. l7 A9 O* q; SAn 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 Z7 q- y. ?% B% _) S# f( `
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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. J v' D. k6 F4 |, P8 h N
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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.8 J! t8 |; g* U, c
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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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