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9 g9 {' n- \: B: L8 [) v/ V+ p0 l( ?Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales$ D' ?, Z. w/ x1 E* J0 s9 l
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.
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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. 6 f7 Z* K1 d% ?! M
6 E3 b, O {' E% Y* mFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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. r4 G Y8 d s7 Y7 \3 W1 X' {9 DThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said. f. Y& M8 j& @) S3 `
8 L/ W; Z$ L! z. ]6 b“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. ! g: Y8 y6 w: c6 l
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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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. b9 S! q" F* nYear-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.) G7 z- w0 i0 ?) h
- {0 L) Q. {2 w1 t/ M- fThe 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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' t# h- @/ K0 v2 R/ o. R& _) U, S8 {- oAverage 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% W' J3 [6 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.+ _3 O0 a/ m1 L" Y: J1 Q+ l8 J
- S1 F5 S+ X2 x) OFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.5 u; g" ], @# t- {; I- I( T0 r0 {
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”1 f5 l) H4 L* m5 b2 N7 ]
- E! n9 V, l$ g" mThe 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.9 l* z/ d; S: |9 I
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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.5 `8 O( O+ }; L# K7 O1 r, @ D2 u
! m- w/ j+ Q ^, U/ Y+ ~- X“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.9 Z( y* Z2 L5 F9 }
) j' b9 W% d5 I4 b0 x“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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