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7 I( J3 v; r' t/ j4 aEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales* ?( F5 h; ?2 R$ }9 \- B# [
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend4 ~- F! n8 ?+ r* u
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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.. r' a' Z+ {- S) z
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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.! S% [6 i: M5 v) ^1 @0 L
" S0 v! J# a7 N6 H) S; K8 DSales 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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1 E. Y( I0 Y: o. aFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.. e0 L! J* G3 n! b p
0 L. x9 T; C1 E1 lThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.+ G4 P- Q2 t# _6 e/ V- O
/ _: I9 b& ~" |, z“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”6 L( I+ Q: h. Y& W4 _' c! v
r0 |; W' Y( z" b5 t/ B% r, RYear-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said.
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5 j. W/ p$ _* BThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.( e( J7 k, g7 f& |/ f
" |# o" c @+ u. ]' L8 p+ rAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.
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. \; j( p$ a; s; U, jInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said. S8 ^. V, l% E
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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 $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales., J5 L0 ^$ u# I% m
# Z# ~3 u; s3 E' B2 fAn 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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0 R6 w' S0 ?0 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.% h* m7 F( X2 t. q
# ~# k: S1 w- o, ~“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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" b6 o* i- ?# F: P! m“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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