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2 S( x( B" B) f" U5 t# wEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales- S5 }) Y4 I! D, [$ S3 w( z: Y
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend9 E. D: S$ Q& r' v7 z
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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.2 K7 {. R- P4 }2 H
6 e7 d- K% c3 H$ ]% i/ m3 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.
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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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3 V3 X6 j; D1 `. f9 c OFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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" s( o: f1 C6 _The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.: G1 D. E0 z% v1 U7 L0 J3 m$ T
8 c4 v! p9 c5 l“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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! ]' ^$ A2 O7 N4 p, k# u“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.”; o" l% Z. z7 e' A( Y* _6 @) q8 J
$ a. X' ~4 a2 yYear-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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2 ]1 `" l( @! m/ J/ h% p: O1 zThe 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.% H( W5 d9 s% Z3 j6 z& c
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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8 ^" x, X k6 ^7 \0 e* e) E: j“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 $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales./ Z7 o$ m# A" ~- ]6 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.”- {* d5 d/ n% I6 ?
# u6 Z4 H, s/ EThe 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.) \ D" |& j# e
. r7 T, w, d$ B/ a" o& UPrices 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.% f% I, U, v; y- G* I4 E
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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.! a: q8 D! ]5 |
- |( [6 b [/ w. V# N* y# `9 R“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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