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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
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/ u, b8 i7 }% E7 Q6 u! K, r% xEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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: w. e8 u) U+ d1 |1 D“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.6 R8 M5 C; @* P1 g/ d: ]
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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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2 p1 I& T) }# E N2 N& UFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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4 w6 I+ `, d# Y+ R4 g, B$ |4 sThe 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.$ `, Y; h9 p9 J5 z ?3 Z& _
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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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0 F5 t; N2 F5 z2 O, W, s8 S# r“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.”1 \' ^: {$ Y( \
& y* g* R6 u1 h+ ~* o! l* VYear-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.6 ^7 }: T7 `2 E# l5 L
" l( s/ F3 k4 p: E) X$ B) H+ r X7 NThe 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 $320,289, the report said.: ?) m6 e" K, i4 ~
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.& Y7 b/ ~! U! w: t, K$ @
. v9 ?" F. _! @2 ]' t: T“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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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.”
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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.
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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.! N- ]( s6 ^! r9 v3 d8 n
! Z. C2 J+ z: e# s1 P“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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/ i, m1 {, c+ b" r! y“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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