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+ q: W+ g# H) B- s) A4 S% N0 q& OEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales6 e) V. X, T/ a2 k3 o! W
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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. J$ S5 u9 Y2 CEDMONTON — 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.
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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 $1 million.1 [& x' o" s- I6 Z: |5 t" [- f D
' k6 O, _- p5 U8 X" F! p* fThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.9 ?# l0 L A- Q8 X6 K
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”9 \3 E& u+ {% p. b
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Year-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said.
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The sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.
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: [( B) w$ e/ {& y: M/ R& OAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.3 G" M! N$ ?4 M; K8 K3 I
4 V# e; s ^2 \: h' V# HInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said. m# o) R! S: e" R% `; }2 b
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.$ y/ }5 H/ L' A
3 o# F/ ~: R7 K4 D AFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”& L1 M4 O( b9 A6 G
1 Y5 I+ I3 Y8 w' M+ r/ d! aThe report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.8 K. e6 ~% v( U+ F8 f) C
4 ]% \! y0 A# h" `2 m6 JPrices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area., A ~% B3 ^- N. I5 @
3 p! u$ X- b2 |) o5 h“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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