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4 g, C8 ~# M$ aEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales% R* X7 d! E4 i6 }( I0 _- I" Z
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend; n% M' F' H3 K2 t
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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 $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said.
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p! ~$ P4 q# x1 ]! T8 TFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.; m/ A4 \) m* u5 s2 C: y" i
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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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“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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“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.”+ v9 z3 f0 E2 ?/ H4 b n8 j N& [
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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.1 w* h6 I- ]. F
+ m/ I: y) H5 E; SThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.- l+ l0 i8 `7 t& {7 y
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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 S# N0 j2 t" `
0 k% T2 _# M y- xInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.. g3 \+ R6 E2 i, l
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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 $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”& F9 d& M9 W7 U T7 ?$ z! P
2 o% |+ Q8 p5 ?; X& 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.$ g$ F2 U( R( R; ]
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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.. I8 o9 H/ O. a& }% X
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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.. s; ]& R4 l6 k
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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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