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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
; B0 {, R w' _( @) k6 ] 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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1 h9 f( N# g6 @“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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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.2 ^" E/ c0 D3 |, L% L
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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; L- C5 x/ i) u$ J4 H: B9 \4 C" a" a“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.”( X8 y7 R6 W1 A- d. k3 M
7 F1 u1 k* n' W5 O' U, `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.
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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 2008.4 Y( ]1 W% i2 O3 r9 t% z
. ?7 n. [6 ^# |0 @ @7 N. nAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.
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5 B0 b* ^' F4 A8 p% H Y; |Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.5 S$ h+ T* A. Q# Q
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.$ C1 J0 `' k- G6 e1 ?( _0 K
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.1 O* j5 U1 X. m& E; I
4 q( R7 o0 p3 l2 M; eAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.# z( m% d# J" u4 G# A! e% f
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Prices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.2 q+ m& `4 Y, ^( a' Y/ Q) n7 Z
y$ A1 x. w0 [ Q: Y, p“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.1 _# P; ~% R/ w2 c
1 x9 P# V- w% N# t- g' U/ z. A3 W“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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