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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
$ i0 {7 V0 O+ V( f3 v High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend' [7 ~! R1 `7 }0 B5 P* w% T' J
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9 R# S3 H) L8 V6 \* t1 b1 PEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.& }0 P/ z- g+ Z/ ]% L* C! Z/ j+ [
' h9 F0 z" h0 {8 C3 f3 F2 S“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 $1 million.
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& K7 e9 o: P5 {0 Q, H( c5 ]The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.9 b" }' u$ z. v$ j% C0 h! q
6 n3 Z( ]; `. C1 W% m“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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5 m0 ]8 D$ S1 _7 u0 J“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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7 e. u4 R y3 [! w Z2 j& 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.! t5 U( ~4 y9 L$ b8 i; L I8 |3 y
; O2 W3 d9 K+ p: |$ QThe 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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% ?7 o1 y* @5 }8 VAverage 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.) Y. ^9 X7 T m) d7 R
4 f2 w8 Y' n) a( A5 T I# XInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.* q/ Y! s/ n# p; G
8 N; S7 }6 q* a: `8 ~“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.* k; q( M3 J% r' X8 P; [
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”/ U3 R+ _* A; G, t
: M% P8 A. |+ t4 M1 UThe report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.# } g2 x$ M& M% \6 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. C \1 `8 i. w8 c9 U, R5 S. V
" J1 d! O- V s; i; y+ T“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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