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8 j8 n* _2 a. C6 E7 C. YEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales0 i) X) U+ ~: Q6 ^2 t1 A
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend' j7 T2 N' {/ Y' `2 p
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. [7 b6 l/ z7 z8 ?+ p% I, GEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.8 P* M% A# u/ b$ k# ~
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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 $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. ( W# c# L B$ p! E' k
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.9 C1 j' G- P; i1 G0 |+ G; x0 [
9 Y( ?) A7 L4 L$ x" N! ]/ tThe 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 F# @! {. z+ i1 V
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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.. |3 R2 Q. Y% L' \3 [. }
, O: d, s* j# O' U. sThe 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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. u+ B# m- }" G7 Y* V0 ^& _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.* c" W% [# J# u
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.4 t [1 Q- p# L
6 l: D p0 E' h, v+ w“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.4 \) I$ l. | K% }. d
5 ?. t' e% N7 S% ]( M9 DFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.* J/ H$ }, p0 R8 f
) R5 z) A8 _6 w1 U( ?# d! uAn 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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0 V' s0 d1 O5 i9 hThe 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.
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/ J( N" S% c& hPrices 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." |9 S% V7 H( I7 p
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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.& I4 p1 F9 v+ V9 N5 h- L
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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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