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3 y3 a: i8 N; H+ T" H oEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
6 h' A% Y6 f/ M/ ? 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.
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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.2 d) J# o+ X7 P O0 `3 n
1 `1 o) E) d: T3 c- q- tSales 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. 0 K0 l; U% x1 w6 v5 P3 h: m
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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1 h# S8 ?2 g2 Y. ?0 ]. z M) yThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said. Q, S u4 m$ B! Q" l! R% U
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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 I6 u) w/ h- c5 T! F" L
$ ]9 d2 n) n6 e6 Z: SYear-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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$ N; B' `% e$ r, b" H/ |4 v9 GAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.2 O0 W7 i$ z! B# m4 u1 I
, [* N4 v5 d" ^$ c; {5 a“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.: q; F# L9 Q! u t
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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.; K4 e* b+ O- Y' J' r
" z# d! I6 E6 l/ f- U* r! nAn 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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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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3 q( \' v( R/ B+ i& s% IPrices 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.% r/ @" y& k- ~- p3 H; [* {
5 j [# ~+ G1 L! X“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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