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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
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, |& f* V7 n0 F2 M0 yEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.. R! K: H2 |! m
6 v% a+ g3 {. [" V“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 a4 D3 Y& F3 \# w( a) u
* w/ T( P' W, t( L. e, QSales 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., ~/ h2 T, m( T6 F: S& g( H
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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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' |# @) g! d, x, N5 J" S“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. ' x" ~9 A; q9 {1 F* i8 d
/ _' Z9 V8 O; q“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.”0 F! I7 p% B; J
) p/ k j7 H, R7 A# eYear-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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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.
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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.# G+ b3 {0 d. v( J( h- E
- |( U" g4 L0 Q# dInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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" l* {2 n. j2 N6 f& [“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.4 u% o% g; R% 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.. Z% o% P- F: A9 T4 B
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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.”
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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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6 W6 R- {2 {1 K1 x qPrices 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.' o7 a2 C6 v* `+ u
}( N% [1 a r“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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* E8 N; P4 {7 W* W“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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