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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales! A y6 Z% c" }* @0 ~
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend, L. K6 N9 X! u" z% }+ Y. G* c
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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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4 q8 g5 w5 Y, w7 a2 l0 U“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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& y: y( C# p; W& @Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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$ q" E3 z% \9 z- Y# |* xThe 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.6 d$ e$ t! Y0 G4 A3 @; u' B; }
: d' c2 j6 B; p% |( H# P+ j5 K“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. - F0 B6 A( n# k! a {
' x* Q# i+ b8 a: ?6 {“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.”/ I7 @; |$ ? C3 ^) v( q' L% x
2 w+ B. p! A( O9 l7 l0 {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.8 p# s, F! t4 `2 x
: j8 d0 P! q& }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.# T) z. _+ ~( H6 p+ C# h
1 r O$ c% R4 ?. UAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.- W ?/ l0 [# V( }
" o$ q& R4 u" ? WInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.! ]. h. ?9 Q; y1 {& m
" n& A8 n, t& g& m0 B“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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, T8 L& ^& q! ?# Z8 zFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.* T" R. d$ a4 ?9 r0 F
& J1 f+ z& p4 {" t: WAn 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.” g2 b9 @+ `: @, g' M/ U0 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.5 T0 t0 d/ C+ C* G9 W' c8 U
3 O x$ C9 g8 A+ t" l% CPrices 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.$ `, | h) X! c3 ?5 }0 {
2 m# h- [' ~" ~- }( ^7 t“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.! n; T* X. X5 z/ m; J( P
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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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