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9 P0 h4 s7 f) h& K W) BEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales* ]$ R. t) ?( S1 S+ D( E# s
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.+ i, }$ p( v- N5 D8 ]9 ?# j0 s
" H |6 \7 S0 i/ `“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.4 y3 x( {( g7 p% |, \8 T" m! R+ f
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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 $1 million.
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0 B; G. Y8 W& a7 S- j! ?The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.' V4 |$ J: \2 r5 a( i
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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. - |2 M( o' g+ Q8 m
+ r8 T, z) L- t$ w/ ?% 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.” ?! L+ ~" A V' i
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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.' K1 d6 \! L. Q) b
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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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1 x( t k' A* QAverage 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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: F3 H9 W, v, l& m! d5 HInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.! J+ ^- }2 n5 u4 w* z5 ~
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“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.! s, k( c+ c& V% H) N" |. x
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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.”0 w. w1 U+ h0 A( r: t4 Q3 V
, F& q9 A' N+ p. D3 |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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0 H1 t' l* m. j& y6 I# 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." V' a* g* o4 b& w1 c& ^! h* c
9 T) q, e; v' F“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.7 g( i' f/ l/ R4 U- b
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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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