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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
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1 u5 v0 p$ Q3 n) v7 C, I- GEDMONTON — 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.
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/ _" U* z( a$ J N7 {7 h6 w8 ]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. 0 S- V( D0 t3 r" G7 I& K. A
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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0 [% e% |$ d% T" ^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.2 k6 a/ D) b2 n& i# K# G
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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. ! H4 V ]1 g7 |9 J
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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.”. q% c6 x M) F
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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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8 Z; P* u; s- e8 X w3 GThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.5 M b$ k1 x+ N$ Q, G q( P
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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.! Y+ ` F: e0 a @/ a1 M! x
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.7 v& s6 U0 O2 G7 P6 P; A+ u
9 o# W9 p* D& Y" J& E1 c8 d“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.- |) {1 w; W c0 X' `( z
. \" K- y! G, }3 K4 VFirst-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.1 [/ T& ], y" {6 a8 ^6 R/ V
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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.”9 ]2 n7 J' f- t; S/ |
- \) y U* v. c% i4 n: ~3 TThe 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./ R9 u4 i4 H/ P8 V: @0 |
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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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) B; n: d w1 m& i" A# C1 _$ H2 _“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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8 ? N& L# Q; _+ `. F# V“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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