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$ w! M. a" E3 K _7 PEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales( ~* t& C3 `' [$ c
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend5 ~+ v8 O% A' _* A
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! q1 r6 O* e& b+ a2 D; Q8 ?EDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.3 `# ^0 P9 y/ ~( @/ A* H3 S
3 L u/ p; c W: c“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. 2 Y8 C: d, l2 V* K# Y4 A4 J% c
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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/ W( }/ S, m! \The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.; K6 P( v4 E& T) M9 H$ S
% d9 \6 H, r4 u& {“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. ) z9 o! t" G' \7 G! N X% g
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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.”$ a$ I8 V7 T6 C- Y
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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.+ @: I& M P7 a, J
7 u( o5 m' q( p9 d1 A4 ZAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.+ d5 E8 R, A9 H7 P, R8 H5 I
/ i; I$ s M, k% f a9 e$ @& N6 kInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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4 w% ]; C q( E7 a! |8 ~First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.* \% e1 i {) ?6 b. _
G, k( N2 D! h; `) hAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”) f% ?9 n$ G7 r* l
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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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' `6 Q/ N5 q; x% |$ D. qPrices 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 D) N( Y, _ j9 t" x1 U
. v- C9 X% K: r3 r* C3 U“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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