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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales4 Q. B. J3 U1 v7 J8 T. A3 S5 i+ m
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend# O( C( q) E' g7 O
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! x5 D4 C* x6 A5 v) N! nEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.) y: R! N7 F2 b4 K( R7 a, q6 V: u. e
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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. , ~/ E; E0 ?" U# D
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.6 n0 q/ @7 o. J; |. }
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The 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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% i- z) L/ i4 r1 F) q“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. + Q) h R2 `9 z9 _) g
9 F& p% s4 W! A& P& P! @“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.” }3 @0 c6 q+ |/ i
" ]& I: e) v7 PYear-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. O7 `5 ]8 a7 }, y) l. u/ ]% s" W
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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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8 e" P; c% Y( K9 N) wInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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( a) x8 n8 s. t" F& q“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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( D3 q: C% I" D+ g* c3 `) r% GFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.2 t* y' M% K# h- E5 I V! l
! H' |) T& I3 pAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.5 p6 M+ e$ T0 e- m
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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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5 N h) M2 I& C' P2 k9 R7 b6 N“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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+ f5 k8 j$ }6 G# n3 {; q ~“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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