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9 J) Y' A2 p$ ?" j5 O& oEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales) F O2 Z4 c7 [; o1 y
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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EDMONTON — 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." a( Q. `' B: C; D
2 V% V9 X( Q( E" ySales 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. + Q" i& B4 n: g9 Z
, V5 W1 K3 F1 c6 rFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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1 J% Z9 i6 ]$ d6 B" r% ZThe 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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3 w `# |# q' `/ ^“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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3 u: e' c K. G! D4 G% y1 g$ U/ H# Z: v“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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* k) [3 D/ {8 N9 S8 bYear-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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The sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.& z* b% e4 i: T) r, @! C0 D
- A6 G( \5 c; \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 $320,289, the report said./ M- v: _$ [' O! M, a
w6 f4 @5 n8 }, D oInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.5 y! j5 d4 o3 O1 m; G
. ?9 ?/ j U% z7 w* M5 _“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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! s x5 V# N+ f- \* V+ hFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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4 s3 ?3 X: h" t5 v f9 |% C& C( O/ A2 ^Prices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.
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6 g( w9 ^9 c; [! H- S$ [0 T% m“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.* m+ G$ E( C, H9 @" w5 \. c2 |& }0 k
* ?' |% X% B& |: [) r) E“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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