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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
. m& \4 O' [/ \4 ?: F6 } High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend; I; T. |" j! w* R3 L8 a) P& d I
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' c, J/ S! ?8 gEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.. ` `- E) Z; }8 V
, j# _3 U. n: r) g6 u& F5 J“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. * P: g) `9 Z, `' \1 |/ Y( U
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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) b9 O/ i \! I* R' E" N4 u2 qThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.+ ` d- \* j1 b: I, r1 F9 f
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”
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" L! A9 H1 f; Q4 dYear-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said.2 ]8 d: r7 W$ l) U7 d
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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 2008.9 N+ [2 |$ P1 N2 Y2 Q3 O$ i
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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.+ q \: J' C. _0 [' S2 M# M1 s6 F
$ I9 P0 n. a# X' f/ [Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.* A. G: l" t9 q
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.9 l" m, a4 e$ i" l8 x: B
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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.+ n8 ^7 B+ ^7 Z0 }+ R
2 R' i. |9 v% l, ^% _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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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.1 E9 ?# ~6 E, R6 [4 K
; J; b3 F& V( dPrices 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., S' x3 C# N b4 A% [5 \
% c4 p4 c' l9 ]2 Z( E8 x“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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“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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