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. @: Q, c3 e3 l( k8 W/ tEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
9 G& E5 i( }: h+ w2 y& `5 L# r6 G5 G High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend+ e/ e$ N ]4 W/ _9 `
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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.; p; [9 n& b0 i* s$ T6 y
& G7 P9 }3 O0 S/ F6 r“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. 3 X# \" o- A- K5 ~# O( j' f/ ?
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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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.8 l G+ S! l) w
7 p* S' f. w. l* I& Z“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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* z. J( S E5 U8 j“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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8 e+ [( l+ K9 PYear-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 2008.5 J! I1 p4 U+ U
% @/ `( F4 B6 ?! jAverage 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.& k6 Z0 U' U0 s( A% b8 r
1 i) N) Z+ |4 w) b+ w) y“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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& W, s5 {# I2 x5 CFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.8 [, T' o3 p' c6 j/ t7 f0 h
" r3 v+ D' U/ G7 c" V, LAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”3 ?6 I$ [4 ^5 X
" M/ e3 S4 c% Y a3 `5 dThe 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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1 P6 q( j% m$ rPrices 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.7 _/ e% @; k- d- G) K# v
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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.
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% D& i Y5 u% z! o S“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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