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( {3 Q* }9 D- WEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
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/ ? F1 v8 q( V% MEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.' Z6 Y# [7 o; \" x3 T3 ~# l
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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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; @1 G1 E6 N1 S8 N/ `. |" S% {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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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.9 o. X! {) Y) C9 K: }1 J' D. c- H
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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.; q x/ q' M2 t% O9 n1 K
! p3 s2 K: G! o" I“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. $ M9 i9 ~" r. f* z+ n( E' k
' K W& |4 w" R0 k( y“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.”
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X3 J' b! J- N! mYear-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.1 a/ j, l/ m9 n2 x% |3 F
( ?9 I# M' J: L" XThe 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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8 q# w( Q, ~" O5 z3 |% BAverage 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.8 p K0 ^, Z. o6 M- S* L+ L; k
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.; _1 \( Y% Q, `; j$ {" B! D4 F+ u
W" S0 [0 C) V1 w" d; c“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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2 Z) g; m# c8 Z# t6 X7 d! LFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.5 H8 {" g( l3 G% r- [6 D
: p. z9 `; V$ O _/ |2 x/ }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.”% Y% ~# }) d6 ?9 f0 o
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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.' Q6 O3 n* a; O5 j
2 a0 D) c& ]8 o* oPrices 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: i2 U% a! L3 n2 ^- _“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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% |& o/ }. [- x; M1 m" d“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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