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) w8 Y% t0 ^7 t) a# b) qEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales3 I2 C+ d8 K6 n
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.9 v$ J4 S% ^0 z: W2 u3 c- ^# B
0 P- [6 I3 V0 y5 [“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.
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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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.
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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. , H# S- w& j# I2 e! X3 I. Y) T% ?8 J
p" P% }4 F) a7 d+ 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.”6 t6 }; L. J" R& \3 E9 n5 ]& l5 P2 s
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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.
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# w. d4 M* b- n% _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.
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3 Q' n6 f" C7 N, b5 ^, L% }3 ?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 $320,289, the report said.
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. N- r$ b9 H6 B+ GInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.4 E4 Y9 P( X+ q" n6 Y
, i T6 h, N# [' [“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.* E0 S. N6 Y! W K
8 \/ f) s. Z2 H& VFirst-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.”# D2 v. R4 H; ]* Q. b
6 C1 U9 V: t- d3 MThe 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.3 }8 Y1 Q& \: a" a
+ W) |. t+ p8 G1 m! @6 SPrices 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.7 g; h2 y+ h+ |
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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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“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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