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" }4 s1 w" ]7 n* NEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales' s3 I' V6 ?( @* s8 M
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend' k$ ]* H+ M6 \6 m1 I: x
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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.( n. b% l8 W6 A# F8 U
, X7 K; z( d+ N6 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.9 T) u; L+ \4 {4 a# m7 R
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Sales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. " R& }* i( q9 h$ h( L8 B
5 C+ N# E6 d: F' a/ w; {Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.2 T4 i% S, j8 e5 ^* O9 O8 q
6 ?7 w. Z& ]) P8 LThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.* S1 X$ ^! X( B" E. v$ m
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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. # n6 h5 z6 C) e! C) N
, _: G. K; E8 [+ w1 n7 d, m# c“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.”+ A$ D7 O) c1 x8 F8 V" x! ?
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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.
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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 $320,289, the report said.
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; I/ p @% v R6 |4 vInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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5 s9 x) F* n1 m7 V5 N8 h; s P7 k“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.& a1 L8 n: ]6 Q& l. y
& S: w, }( B$ {0 b x! @3 A% \/ Y) EFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.1 R- O: m- _0 C2 Z
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”3 h+ N' _) ` D( T0 C7 h
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets./ F$ _- @. K4 Y
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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. o. Z2 `3 Z! k
! p9 D$ N; ^. {4 h9 Q$ S“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.0 q, n% F( a* h* e# k# @
, _: B a5 a% w/ K9 f“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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