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$ ~2 Y: m3 [; E4 | @: qEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
, K) O1 }( f0 R) [ 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.& a# @5 k+ Y, Q
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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.4 }* | ]- c' @
; f, O a- [" D# lSales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. 5 P( Y A' W$ Y! l
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.) Q8 Z# q8 ? w3 Y2 [& X
, a; ]2 N% o5 _$ [$ _# ~2 m' T: N“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. " A. o8 M: u2 j, L
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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.”, e9 H0 D% q$ \/ Y: k8 r
4 |9 ?) h1 u% `/ T+ @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.- J* S& c1 r* C! }9 B3 q$ G- j! J0 }0 z
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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.& I% m( I# V& X9 I8 V3 m( W
" T: }) T# D# a8 FAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.
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* n+ K( j* @" `6 {4 k4 @Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.4 t) Z" s, K% L3 M$ j" A. P
* A5 c2 I2 K# B4 `5 y“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said. A `. |) A% x/ M; j
1 ~% V F" c4 l1 E, V7 K: JFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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6 T0 t6 R$ G, y7 J6 g$ EAn 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 s3 p# F0 I6 F6 J8 J6 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.$ X) n6 I: x, |! v
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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.1 A* y8 a" K- h9 K
+ o+ n" P) u8 ]+ f" x. b“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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