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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales6 u% J# ]' [, S' r8 D# a
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.5 N/ f/ ?) K! k1 B
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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.2 p1 Y# L, q# @) f: @5 {
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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.
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.2 O5 j% V4 m0 ]: P
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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" L M) u% L ^. I“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. ( l5 Y$ R% P3 e, R1 q: y! }
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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.9 C/ r% K( R0 I# x8 { S
% u j N+ k+ ~3 p' F, jThe 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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! c; w2 M! H( m1 _2 B; x2 iAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.- k* O/ H5 a, y4 R
. V7 N0 O5 J& w6 n) F2 h! pInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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. |0 f# D$ i' }! M G“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.6 K4 b" P# J K8 R& @) Q
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.+ G. G3 S6 Y4 ?! y5 y1 f, ]) u4 Q
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”* }, V9 I# p' Q' ^5 r$ S
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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* r* l0 M! p" L( s
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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 Q, ^( _: r! b7 a8 b
- R V A. ` U7 U“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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