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# t. W5 _' n' E, H* fEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales5 B7 K3 H8 T. Z8 z; U
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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% R: G8 C9 o4 v' Y2 k, JEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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n. c3 u. Z2 k9 T, n4 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.8 j7 d$ I7 G4 ^9 p5 s! K4 b& L
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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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. _; L# l: K1 QFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.7 z* h3 _4 ]/ r) p, R. R
8 C. n6 n3 u4 J# X7 vThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.* u# f% _' v- E/ L. k! [- H% l
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. & e. h2 Q8 Y: |! H( ~
: z2 _1 m w$ W4 N# p2 T" \“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.”# r1 C5 M$ d1 C1 q) ?
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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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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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2 K( y9 M( y6 i1 \) h: 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.* U9 t" e4 Z# q' f; u; e
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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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! X7 a4 C; X, Z; ?4 p* C! h4 ?“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.0 M0 r& q A7 ~0 O
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”/ z7 s* I9 w- J$ ]! i
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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.5 q( P: C, d9 G4 h
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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. O. B5 Y& O: ^. B
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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.
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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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