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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
& j5 {- d4 L, A2 ~, u! I High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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. W0 Y* C3 M) kEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.1 z- E6 s( T e
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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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1 O* E) G+ ]8 GFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million. Q! Y- Z8 c8 v* {2 s& m0 ^* f; Z
$ Y8 `& C: ^% L% A* _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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# @9 n" I% ]8 x% |0 i1 w& K+ C" z“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.”; W# V( S! ^$ P
% F. e. u( a( T( l9 `& c' eYear-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.
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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.' ^' a3 q/ f# ^ X1 P
2 \; Y7 ]& |- ]Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.) H! h7 o& k! G9 t8 @, |# Q) ~
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.; L T0 G1 s0 T% j; h
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”* N; O7 p2 ?# e# A% O
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets./ m6 s) b7 l" n z, Y( ~: [* h
' v, x. c/ x3 R1 x1 _9 L- F/ s$ 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.) W) H6 q4 s1 e' a; 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.% l9 B+ ?0 P, Y+ j! v! }" i; ?: Y& T
; e7 u* Q2 t6 R6 E' X' [1 s" r“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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