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: v; E+ e, y3 F. l1 a/ ?& ?1 TEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
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O& J# X w% X* i8 l+ a# nEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.5 I/ ?$ I" b5 j! ^
; Q) }# B- M" \& m7 Z" b“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday." |: o1 s, l7 ?3 m: K( r9 d; X
: i8 Q0 m: E' m- s3 r z2 A% }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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; h0 H' p' r6 V* Q' xFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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; ?( ~4 }2 A; T1 VThe 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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8 y' d9 V' d% X1 ]# W) l. V* r1 N“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. 5 |1 A; {" }- K
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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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8 I! E s" v5 R2 [! aYear-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., I! T4 D- |. m3 |7 f3 R1 T
u5 g- B8 {9 _9 wThe 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.
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! l. N' ~3 Z5 SInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.# O" e- W* Q9 d2 a) v& H+ r
2 _: s7 U. W0 F2 q1 x! \3 ?First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales." |, P4 ?9 K) g4 b
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”1 R' C: ~2 `' Y& h9 A
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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Prices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.7 H3 |- k( f3 H+ b* u" X) @8 q
/ t7 O! d; w' O* \+ U* Y9 }) c1 J“We cleaned up in the first quarter of 2010 because housing activity during the same period one year earlier was dismal,” said Elton Ash, regional executive vice-president of ReMax, Western Canada.2 q2 O& j6 ]* c
" a! f$ L8 a3 m% Z$ ^; w: K“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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