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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
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& T" z. T4 G9 G4 t* @, xEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.7 I6 ^: ^8 m4 u' z
6 j& p$ q$ h4 ~+ a“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.
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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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+ X! C/ _ Q4 k: Q. RFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said./ J: q' I/ C" |8 @) |: m
8 D* t# o# @. `8 B“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. ! R% |# \9 O. i7 s7 K3 N8 X
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”
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4 M$ \ Y. X. q$ [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.& @% W. F- h3 U
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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 $320,289, the report said.& \2 L$ `& B6 e% R5 c" }& C
* |! y% }4 M- ^/ bInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.! k- Q1 J, W6 |9 f
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.- Z8 E7 ?: m l7 z( x* s. P
& e& Y4 t2 B0 p! k/ D7 T9 BFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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2 ?3 o& i9 z+ D9 aAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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: D+ S6 F. e" Q; `( a7 B/ |/ |: P" z& hThe report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets., h. M; _, X3 k* C
+ ]6 H+ X( x7 K( G3 d8 TPrices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.! L) K6 F& G$ ]7 A, ^8 H+ \# z9 [
& x9 z' ?2 O9 z/ m8 B0 i2 _“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.! w/ {1 m1 E' v3 B3 W" u) {& W
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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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