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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales5 a7 c# O2 \8 i& w4 i
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.% B3 z( e& r$ |" s3 `; N
; I6 R3 A' v5 L“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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/ j8 F6 s- \! f8 n/ t, YSales 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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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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( G: J" X8 u% `The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said., X2 Y8 B. z- @! N: M$ [. {. q
# A, s+ h8 e$ A! C; `8 N“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.”; r2 V7 G! x5 R8 W" |3 `6 X
8 g7 c/ @% p2 G3 v+ \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.$ l9 W8 k+ Z$ O( z# v
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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 2008.0 x6 Z5 \, P$ Y* H7 k5 ~) Y
; E0 f, S0 W2 AAverage 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.+ K/ \/ |5 _! |9 Q% P6 L
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.5 g; q1 S7 u1 H) q* ]4 B: b9 t
! r. N7 z8 \& m& k“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 $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”$ P; G! w" F3 Z9 a' d) U# f7 a; T
; U# W) d8 H; l& k5 ~) [% aThe 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.& I) @/ \; i) B: U, s$ P& Q
/ R- j2 p4 R; ?! n" I9 e“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 y$ v2 W/ D8 a+ P: R! x0 l: E" l
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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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