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& |2 b" O7 ~" O1 r C: QEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales1 `9 c4 o/ _# o* j8 f; ^
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend3 W$ S1 h' x$ u3 X
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9 J) l7 K z3 wEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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G9 Q- n& s. I E) K. q- ?“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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6 I0 k. w, h, ^# j+ u9 b5 o. M- fFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.$ m' o8 W0 V% f* z( N' I
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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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) c0 s2 I" }: Z2 {' w“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. / x8 B z4 `8 E( g( c7 a, b
* b3 y/ ~7 Y3 w7 w8 s& B“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.”! U( _8 [! m) V# o: Q5 J1 P
# p: Z- ~0 t+ `0 aYear-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.7 o0 @# x! k) m8 z3 D/ g8 F* T, U
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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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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 $320,289, the report said.% {. M- ]1 o5 s$ H2 H
' e$ T8 e1 f7 i) ?, `) h8 _Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.. r# g Z: b- D- F9 i e( C+ T/ g
# Q z7 a, k# |" F“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said. |9 b- V0 a2 @) r8 v" K, O! E2 _
0 s K4 E7 d6 o/ l% jFirst-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.”% X y1 y& x% U3 R
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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.' q; S4 J+ E6 a9 s; O. r) p
# x+ {% |: O4 g4 D( zPrices 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.! u6 f' I5 k+ u. H6 E
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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., J- |) X. r# N8 N( ^( Q' G
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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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