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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
, {! E9 X& g* r7 W. R High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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' e( z9 V# p$ x; EEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax., c- v. W/ C- J* b* C0 U
$ @% _- |) I6 V& u- a& l“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. 9 M; n* R5 b1 I7 J9 \
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.! o# H" l* G: Z' ?
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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! _4 B+ `- z0 I( {7 z/ l“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. 5 q* N' U) D- U
* c. ]+ B H3 k“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”
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Year-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said.( t' l* e& z( p! P0 Q5 |$ l5 b
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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.- h& U$ M: m: G- D0 M4 e5 @1 u7 H
3 ?6 f3 D2 _/ } Q0 b! xAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.
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1 _% t& @6 `, qInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.' H, g" h4 s- H! g
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.4 z, s- x! Y" j, `2 D* z3 \
( f& z1 P- J6 z$ Z3 BFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.6 w% W: a6 D6 M) h2 V; m! C
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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Prices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.0 o( F% h w- X4 x, N# d$ u+ z
^1 m# Q' v, G. a* J“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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