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' p3 y5 c9 b8 A1 H) M( s) wEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
$ o9 x$ f2 m$ O" U4 Z High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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: \% k% Q: @, |! l8 |' L$ ]EDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.7 c, _: n7 O8 V4 ?& ^, `2 }
! |: P% @* o E; n$ U0 k( w, Y1 d! V M“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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v4 V( ?' m; B" ?Sales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. * h5 G' b/ z' u E$ Q' Z
# B/ m/ P) Z( c) S/ L4 {Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.' t7 b4 K2 P% e. N
( G' X- w6 T& r9 D" b. T“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. % c5 y# x# {+ U( w
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”
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Year-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said.7 }+ A! s$ h; u, B% X4 }! A$ i$ d, R
8 l1 @9 C- A0 c4 X% ]5 OThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.7 O3 W- |4 B$ r6 d$ c
6 x3 B7 r* o- a# G3 g/ F$ ~6 E! uAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.' U$ N# v% ^% W/ o# u+ D0 ]+ A
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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/ d/ f5 l( w1 a, _9 B) Y) r“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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% P; m( K) R9 d" zFirst-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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' s p- H) ]9 W% C! d5 LAn 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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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.) p9 y" l3 U, D
' y7 w# k. h4 F W1 F+ h9 W) [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.! q; L6 D N. V# n" ^# m; q4 K
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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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6 c. `' @ u# _+ @4 p, G# ]; L4 |6 i“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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