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& E- B# p$ f( c* X S1 ?) J. J. ZEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
5 M' t6 l4 p4 p$ V9 p High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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5 h0 b3 L4 C* A) {" v+ N$ jEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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/ i4 [0 S6 Y( K+ c; Q3 [“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.% k# U6 R6 b% A& [- x& Y3 i5 v
" u# m+ t$ l$ ]8 i) y" Y, F1 u! i! {8 ]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. . C( V& ~% G2 H E
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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0 _* ]2 l4 i/ z# _# yThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”
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0 Z/ Z9 Y, R/ U' K$ sYear-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.5 ?" @( X( d+ x' P
. |1 `- W6 `2 C/ {& q, eThe 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 $320,289, the report said.
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3 x+ p/ b; t9 d3 w$ I$ n/ z& ?Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said. Z& Q$ Y( k( @0 Q( r
2 W2 g+ I1 K" j8 ~, g( F“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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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.- D* Z' f, ~7 A6 L
$ o( R9 m# }! A) V# D! IAn 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.”- J( b, x/ L2 m7 O
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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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' e/ R+ \0 D! P% r3 X0 e/ Y. s" ^$ jPrices 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.
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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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