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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales! v) O6 f% r" B9 d- g1 s3 T4 j
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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9 R( d$ z' j) L) O" m% w7 wEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.- c% M' t* a6 a9 T
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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. + Z# e8 l1 M/ M7 F
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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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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, E" C! m B% I' w. a“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. 0 f1 G1 \) B7 [8 H- i5 c! ^7 {
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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.”
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4 ^4 }' F4 {' jYear-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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/ E, L9 u$ t+ `& l* oThe 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* w' r5 N9 L" l2 t$ |% E
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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 $320,289, the report said.
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; {& y. I: t6 D; s9 k' G$ W) D$ wInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.3 T( L& c: f- X. t0 h+ n
! X x) J/ M( R, w“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.7 `% i$ Q' i: k- Z% Q. ?7 Q
1 u4 I6 A5 f z8 G5 u6 F, ]- _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.5 k( {8 k8 S( H3 U& t# m" q
$ I3 x# F1 ^5 m XAn 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.% G# D% k. j% C5 i& { W9 m
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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.% M( s; B5 I; Y2 T& P
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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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