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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
7 j+ N% n! F! e High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend. y6 P0 W$ ?& T0 @/ I
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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.
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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.
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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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( f/ T6 N) ~# _; C+ P( kFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.+ T# V u2 U' |: x7 M- Y
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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.! X- i; O& \) Y- x
7 f6 G/ n! {$ O2 M/ m3 p) w7 @“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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8 K# d- M4 }% n3 a; j$ ~ b“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.”1 I$ l7 b+ b9 y" X
3 t3 {' d$ U& x4 yYear-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.3 \3 t% `! W2 t2 `: ^, s8 ^
1 P$ A! K3 P \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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5 i4 _1 J x. G( a. G* W, 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." M1 O) f/ a0 G3 M* {3 e
! _" Z' \% k! b# Y5 kInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said./ u/ g2 E- v/ S/ x: M. m
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“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.
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5 _) H- ~4 \9 Q& fAn 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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0 u: T7 Y" z; x) c- m7 R% RThe 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." [# b3 j5 q: C6 c6 x+ m8 `. e# I
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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.6 f# u/ D, U/ ]/ a
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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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