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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales# j- P. V$ R8 O* o: T( G
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.
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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.) N) D0 w. t6 T4 ` ~& g* J
/ a7 ~3 b/ Q; F: 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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i" I& Q7 z. e+ p% C. s) P* CFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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; l* z( ?* ~% b6 U& r: F( gThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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4 Y L" x2 k2 O) h) ]8 ~; |: T% A$ P“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.”
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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.' k& B' S4 l; @" ]2 `3 V/ d2 _1 ]9 c6 ?
3 S8 b7 }: a' `+ g/ \The sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.3 d* u2 \. c0 V- e! H, e9 G. K& Y
" m0 u1 t3 E2 F1 x$ z9 PAverage 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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. t% f5 ? A. d1 O& f; _: qInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.( \/ B; ^6 K2 t- H5 M5 }
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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 $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.# G0 ^& H: b0 @/ _0 A* ]
{% w' F$ f2 _' T* }5 zAn 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.”+ a' l* G. O8 p. Q
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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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! E% n' m9 h/ V5 O) s* T4 p, aPrices 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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( |$ K, t/ j! h9 S6 p( \" [“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.( a5 T; ~9 R; m" v+ u
' I7 F/ ?( _! M+ J" O0 X( Z) [; ^& _“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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