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9 ?5 N: k0 W3 Q Z0 `Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales! a- U: g) T# {* n) Z" ~1 [
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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: T& z9 {: I& A! w5 |: A: KEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.) S# a0 R' k: x/ K/ ]- @
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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 $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. , k$ Q6 ]) O {
" w- j7 R/ v9 b2 TFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.- ~+ E2 {3 i5 W, r
! Q8 k1 W1 h, o% mThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.6 C5 @; Q$ r# v0 T3 d0 e( A
$ }3 \. @ F+ n. G; W+ m; ]8 X0 t& w+ F“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. & t! L- V8 o" F0 }: W
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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.” K' W9 l% x; o6 x/ b5 v
+ @/ N, P0 R- @% XYear-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.4 J: Q3 D6 J; z4 Q: f! M2 p5 h
3 v s+ D1 T# Y. p6 w5 G5 S/ `9 EThe 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.; D6 \0 a( n7 X5 @& Y( c
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.& G/ K, @- ~" \: O5 d8 `
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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9 z! ^. x l& r. lFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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$ n; ^+ \6 z4 A C7 iThe 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.7 `$ E( S# Q; Z# s0 s0 ^' B2 }
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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.
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* \, ?: ^8 S' 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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) c7 V8 A i- k3 X9 X“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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