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$ V! N. Z' Y1 AEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
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5 \1 c3 u- @& Z' @/ GEDMONTON — 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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; s! w6 d0 M6 |8 G' S$ }0 G4 FSales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. " J- c) [, E. q7 h$ E+ U' `# j4 T
& J \& }5 ]' {( n) BFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said. [0 r2 E( Y! l/ o- u
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. - W3 I% O: S$ Q9 c
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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.”. y2 `" ?9 j" ^- b
7 \" |! s- K" {) T1 _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.) s, b) ~5 q) Y& F+ L+ f+ F: c' q
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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.
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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 $320,289, the report said.# b! i5 c2 f% `+ j( j% l$ R
7 @ v# x! c, R4 NInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.) N X( A; x0 Y$ u9 P" V5 B/ b
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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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0 s; y1 U9 g& |+ e2 n. k% PFirst-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! G9 B" ~1 V2 _# v: ~9 p* N
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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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+ v3 l" E. |) r+ f2 B% w& uThe 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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, Y' z" c; q5 X7 d" u+ sPrices 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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L+ h6 p+ I1 g$ F- h. r“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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& J X# Q: N2 a& s+ r; M! r“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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