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: K0 _3 i- {) y3 C: C, W/ XEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
8 z2 B6 n3 I# y6 o/ b6 F+ Q 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.
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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. & B0 s% \5 s/ S% B! P# \
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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% e( l8 s* \! f9 u7 R* t$ xThe 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.: e7 [3 X# m3 w
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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. 9 e- s( Y z! k' X& {+ v
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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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' r2 L0 S1 ? T2 x/ uYear-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 L" a T, J& J$ w3 Y
. s3 Z. e: |' {/ I+ k% {3 MThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008., i% P' O; e- c
: C" F" K$ _! \8 d* Z6 U% aAverage 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.) e5 O8 W) b/ ]
, b5 d+ N( E) l3 qInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.3 X# k' @- X( E+ y. ]/ u
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.+ F( I6 L3 E0 M4 T
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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3 Z- m5 H1 W! O* w1 V5 V( S- ~3 E% N5 yAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”$ {$ c& n/ R' D
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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./ k4 Q- x5 l. N8 Q n5 G0 B
! N4 d: O3 x+ F( T7 }/ yPrices 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.3 M4 }, u i1 _) J, U3 g& }$ p
0 O$ X; z0 p) }/ f: ]; l5 U& R$ t“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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+ O& r4 U- I# w+ P# L“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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