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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales" K( m# t# A8 m* S$ U, f
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.4 N8 k# l% I6 m4 B7 t+ \2 u
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Sales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said.
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$ x& t+ ], D) B- m& i; mFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.' J4 H! Y$ |6 l) a" P' D& H' o' B
- e7 C* Q9 {$ _' 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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“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.”8 t; J8 L4 z c
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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.! T( {- Z9 j: n8 B# y6 \2 I$ [+ F2 h
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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 $320,289, the report said.
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2 a v% Z, Z8 L, j* W" LInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.. ?. i4 c. }5 B7 Z0 m
9 S6 A! o4 W5 X2 q7 D+ R% o“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.& P, L2 }* d# Y5 {; [! j( ?, f$ f$ \
% ^8 s. g0 W1 J' Z! X% q0 CFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales. k; J5 O) q' s" o- f
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”$ O2 D; Z6 r: j* ]: n- [
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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.* U; S! b7 x& s6 O/ P
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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.
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# G) {1 s5 ~% P: _0 L* m“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.) M& Y5 r& l! U7 D$ G- W
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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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