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3 _: t# X) r1 n0 z8 S CEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
3 \8 ]' N3 Q) X" f% A High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend5 u v" z* A1 X
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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.: I# v& J4 O" o9 y1 y
) `5 h- C4 y' v! P- j+ d7 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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0 [5 V$ K( o6 f' @: w- zSales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said.
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) x& m' p x$ ^+ M& Z* g/ K6 q# QFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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) r/ |, v/ r! f: K) m9 oThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.6 c( r. d3 Q1 r. F
) \2 D- B2 N. C“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. * q; f, U, q" I& w0 _
8 @9 V; [5 N% a“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”( X. t& ]* v% q- b" {# Y
0 v- g! |8 a. [0 C4 M$ qYear-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.; l6 e; \+ l; y: A
7 m3 o0 j" L. v8 IThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.; D! I9 O* |' z6 ?8 Z' R4 I
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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 $320,289, the report said.% N$ n d! i! n/ I: ^7 m3 {
( C9 {3 d5 z4 p- X; _* G x7 sInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said." x I9 R5 S1 G2 a
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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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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales." C! j0 G. K, l( i
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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Prices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.
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“We cleaned up in the first quarter of 2010 because housing activity during the same period one year earlier was dismal,” said Elton Ash, regional executive vice-president of ReMax, Western Canada.2 r9 E) ]: D) c$ u' W; L% N
2 v: |& s1 p! S9 w4 [& }! U9 T. d“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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