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) F+ q* `* [/ I% |( z! P7 ?Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
" _3 _* W( Y3 N 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.( T( b0 E7 Z4 A* c
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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.3 |! M$ G1 H& I% X9 i' t& [' A0 M
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Sales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. ( p$ ?0 c: d2 ?7 \2 d
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.: Q" y4 V7 p, Z z) f! ~4 Y
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.! F% X4 M8 B5 {4 S; w5 V
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. / t8 ^7 {* k0 e; E& x
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”* H$ p; `$ m$ k2 ~5 }/ ?
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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.6 M1 Y M6 c' }+ S; W* x# Y
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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 $320,289, the report said.4 M2 M% `) p2 p5 ?5 g3 ?9 a# C. ^7 R* M
% u4 Y+ V1 ?, @7 S4 H p# C E$ gInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.% M) h5 s1 L* p. S1 E
, p. Q: G; f8 A( [3 r0 {“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.6 n$ q. J5 n7 F1 r
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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: U' p. A( w$ J7 V9 c# b: T7 nPrices 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 s4 J7 k. ]# }9 d9 M
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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.
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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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