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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales0 {& Z: i4 G6 l" M4 y' p1 F7 U
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend5 t7 ?) p: m+ C
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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.6 `2 W6 H9 S7 r, d- y
. H S( ^# x6 g; M2 F$ _“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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' W( L* t7 k; D; dSales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said.
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$ [$ R2 t8 X& H+ e( F# H0 A. pFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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1 U& A- z0 @" y6 gThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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5 {. f* m! R+ j0 t) S, `( b0 Z“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”" L: p1 _9 K" w
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Year-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said.
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4 T b! W8 l9 m# t1 j4 }- sThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.% m5 I; s$ l& `5 S; H D: s& C
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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 $320,289, the report said.6 m; \" S7 J, c
/ f, ]5 P' J4 q$ L' A2 {Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.9 j# o$ G4 r/ U
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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 $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.4 w% H) T- D. F$ k( }+ H
* D( o# A% A7 @6 U* j# R2 i& g, m2 YPrices 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.
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7 _( p/ h0 Y2 s“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.0 E# @6 N5 w( s9 x: C, B
- r1 w6 U8 ]- |- {“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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