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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
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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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" D2 A M& h+ S) m! N“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 $1 million.0 k3 B5 A+ t. |4 {1 y
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. 7 i* F0 X' f% [0 z+ ~8 L, T
9 Z0 P( N5 t0 A$ P5 s“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.”) C4 F2 M j; z# c5 ?* `8 ]
; y+ Y j3 i( o% G! g, HYear-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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7 v* X4 G* a5 {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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" x# a; x' A6 O4 g9 m5 HAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.7 V2 s. `0 o' Z c/ I# p0 x |( e
) @7 s- Z1 [4 b$ u9 R& nInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.. S0 }6 v$ e4 n$ D3 `# c: u4 K7 d
: L# Z) g, \2 W9 B“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.# }0 o1 J) I$ b/ c* O1 T! L/ f
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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: b+ m# @, u$ A: }" zAn 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.”0 P4 ]7 M+ C; m* W
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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." B1 V1 W, ^2 x4 x
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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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~8 l. Y( Y3 B$ n“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.5 X) t% y2 U# A
1 k0 a+ W% u- f# }3 N+ M“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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