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8 T% D2 f5 E- S; a: E3 D NEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
/ s- G _" M! f: F+ C High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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, R& I+ i4 r2 G6 VEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.% D Q& m, ^: o- _/ I3 I' @
$ C" z, u8 X) G {“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. ' Z- d8 F- a; n' Y
, p+ F8 E) B( }5 ^9 ]& bFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.# Z4 y0 w k! o! r9 N" d3 Z! x/ M
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.$ ]+ W1 {. j' E0 ^
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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.”. w2 a& \( |4 ]! z' x" `
% ^ F0 ~: c) d; I4 C. h 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.- h4 n& T& ^3 J" W! m8 a# s! n5 n
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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." w& K' _- S8 f% t- X4 J: m- f
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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.
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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& c8 j! a0 r6 x6 F' z! i“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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4 j; S1 `. F F" UFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.3 [6 Q! T, q& N6 J7 R7 g) D6 r7 E
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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/ h% G& D3 l2 p( W% V$ F6 o1 E' y1 u" yThe 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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& @; }- z/ E! YPrices 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.; ~: r8 E% |- g4 m+ j/ U% _+ ~
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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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