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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
4 q8 C# {9 W3 i. Y0 j) H9 K High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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) y5 _9 i" T* l+ Z: c: EEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax." P. u* |' F6 D
+ M8 f! |' u# A; ^! o( _; e8 @“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. , \6 }( U% y" w4 {& K
( Q8 ^6 R9 v" x( f" pFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million., a" u7 k1 p; Q% Z
4 ~; t/ P) ^& h" aThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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' y3 E7 z& X; u0 Y" n- T) K“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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$ u# v8 R: W+ C' L5 |8 s& ^“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.
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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 $320,289, the report said.$ n x; L V# U. ^1 G g
( _3 G7 p) b$ u' Z, m& _0 VInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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+ F8 ^' }1 R# L( p7 o' q$ U* A! t“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 $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”8 T2 q) ~! C$ u$ v) d
4 s5 |0 e7 \- \ W& x3 U/ T) zThe 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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6 x( @4 I0 a) p7 {9 k: f; P z* 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.+ m8 ` L3 Z8 T Q* y T& B
8 Z& r: e7 L+ S$ H: i“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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* _* y; V9 Q# h% D6 s3 O5 J; D* C“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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