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# v+ Z% C+ \: o e1 MEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
X5 _/ ^' _3 g3 @6 r7 |" h High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend8 O/ F) m1 B6 }
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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.
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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. % L; d5 ?' q2 E: T1 D) }
) u) r6 f1 c _" s ?Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.% H% `1 d& M [* a7 l/ f/ d# C
& F! D u3 V; v6 y! }1 z' hThe 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.+ Y6 |* W& t% i2 o, o. R
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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. 6 }" i2 W- k I
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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.”
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4 y6 e* t7 p, X( t6 i! oYear-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.; _4 G0 y* i- M" `, E0 C8 z2 ~
2 Z- w* _' o3 ?9 D; mThe 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./ l7 b7 E9 F9 x3 V
, A9 e" h" Z8 I& M6 r+ WInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.) B9 ]( ]) s# y" m
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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 $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales." _, x) a1 A u+ p! T; j) k' h# e
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”$ z* a1 y' \' j) ^- u/ x' a5 H
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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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Y1 }% T0 S& E0 _" g6 NPrices 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.3 K t8 u' h8 W& [3 N. }( o
6 K- G( O! _) e# R" c c. m( W" s“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./ T# } b/ ~6 _0 s( U/ p' Y
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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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