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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales6 b4 S8 s( Y, i
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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' Q' g% x* K9 p" LEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.& x7 Y T" |2 ^/ b# S- E4 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." O4 @/ j6 L- M. i- U7 V' D
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Sales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. 4 E3 E {' {% V8 Y' K& O+ L4 [
, |6 v+ `$ {7 y% L2 o1 w, fFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.0 z. b, i; t# k: a/ Q6 z
5 E" ]$ b3 ^! }, Q7 W+ QThe 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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( c4 E) @5 }! _- ^% P“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 b& e! X6 s9 _+ O" ]6 \
, B: n# D) U' G, s1 m1 S5 |. tYear-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.8 N7 I2 M4 ?1 n( S" r$ A. a. J* B
5 o( Q' O7 L7 B) V% \6 t4 g; hThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.+ I; Q, B5 y3 {0 u+ 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 $320,289, the report said.! Q% Q6 X$ H, z$ ] G
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.8 |4 a$ K" }0 [4 u9 E) ?$ O
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.1 T6 C9 H' y9 _
1 P! z+ a6 @( ^7 aFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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; P0 O) @$ p$ z4 `7 w2 m. MAn 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.”! |4 k3 c6 i! q( w$ z- V
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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.
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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.
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! R9 v7 t9 Q0 z7 c- e0 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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