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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales" ?* J$ v {# y( 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.8 I: F; V0 q+ |5 f; P
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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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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. # m6 C/ Z- k/ R7 @! _/ o1 Q; E1 e
# D5 m* N/ Z0 h* Z; y# n2 PFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.. q' q& p& c7 }3 o
2 {' k- m* `, e7 @6 i& `9 MThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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3 v6 d' V* I2 R- j“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”
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+ R' A( {& ~3 o% sYear-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said.
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2 ?2 r" W3 e( K) ]: v8 YThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.* W4 U M/ u$ j1 T8 w
' H! r9 Y; o4 r; q. IAverage 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.1 a) G6 L" z9 o% O
5 r7 E8 w# H/ z( H6 `+ x HInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.( k. N' M( u1 l- }
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.2 t# \2 ~ Y. a/ K4 G7 z8 u2 r
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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.”4 G1 U# s9 }4 d5 T1 a" n' A& _
+ M5 C# L) S3 ?% V/ j) u6 mThe 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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Prices 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.4 C2 B6 z; g- w8 w% D5 l
2 ^/ Q# ]6 ~- |) t3 A“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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* c; ?; ^' x( l O" E" h“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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