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" k, i6 X. \2 L7 i* V+ J! d9 TEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
3 h1 s; J$ i* i) f2 }7 H 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.* L1 I( K9 A8 b1 H
- b: y4 o, l2 ?) x' P( ]“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 $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said.
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* c$ a: m; {- dFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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" G+ g. J9 n# _: T# U) N0 ^“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. # c% W2 S8 b2 {
3 x% R" Y$ m' }. v“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.”3 j7 M0 y; X9 v* Y# r/ {) B7 T
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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.' U1 V: u( f$ p6 S: F. B% y! M2 A
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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 $320,289, the report said.
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% u8 h+ ]1 X# P/ OInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.$ U6 Q2 [ z3 k N' X+ |4 F' Z
3 O8 v' [6 x0 d- Y. a“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 $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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& [. r* a2 H0 C; zAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”! Z$ f, S y0 H4 d( G u" m
2 K2 ]- |9 n( \5 ^2 bThe 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.5 |& i, v" j1 t9 N1 [7 G; N+ `- S9 {) y
8 U" _* o6 T2 ]& p: g* r6 Q0 MPrices 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.7 X; l+ H. `' U+ o2 @
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“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.$ l+ i8 d2 U3 x2 V% M
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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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