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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
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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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0 s$ B# Q; ?4 y+ m) r! j2 W“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.1 k) L5 f6 _4 J) j5 X8 M( o$ E7 ]
$ ?* h* t8 ]7 a7 C, a3 r1 }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. . d1 _+ }& e9 w8 M' c3 R6 |; p4 o4 T
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million., k; d0 R7 _3 ~0 G$ X7 ]4 ?1 Z5 m
% Y# e- H* F$ y3 _! I& m3 KThe 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.4 _* `6 x. |) c, |$ ^
' g9 J) Z, \& `! T8 q4 i“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. 5 f( ?. R6 F. l9 o
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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.”; s* E, I5 p0 L! k
z" A0 Z- A2 }( wYear-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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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 $320,289, the report said.
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.! X% D$ ]7 K1 k7 H4 U
1 p+ y+ ]8 |$ ?+ v% {2 D3 e“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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2 w6 |/ u" L+ E6 cAn 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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' l' t# m0 J& t/ L: T5 G. BThe 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.2 p G* t7 M- _8 ~' \& ~, R. 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.4 `, l3 V7 ~ e
1 m3 h% H7 u4 ^: H* l“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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5 ?- j! e+ m( f5 u“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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