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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales5 b8 L* n' v7 S- I5 v9 Y
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend) g4 R+ ~( L& n: y" J
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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 x$ c/ S! D! F" X* j
7 e+ B: Q0 |, k$ u“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.2 y4 Y) d/ z7 }
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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. $ z) N/ i+ R L- K# V) b9 C
4 F% e. u* H% D$ v6 w. {9 KFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.1 r3 o& r+ E3 D. r
0 a) o) X3 V( {1 a9 @+ b" |The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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. D. O6 N+ O8 u. G3 c6 ]“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. # S& K0 [* {5 W& b& K
5 p) d& M9 {* M5 d' @“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”
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5 K9 z1 Z* y; d6 [Year-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said.# a$ B. t) ]+ f9 u
' N% |: _$ W7 K: k$ O! LThe 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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, I; ^1 b9 G% t% a8 NAverage 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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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.- |! `5 J J2 c3 O, Q6 D, h
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.1 X1 ^# l) k' s7 C3 H! E
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”& F1 {) O; {) t1 h8 p# V
+ Z0 b" h% n( f8 U KThe report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.8 ]8 o A# i+ X; b7 m
7 Q& {7 d$ w5 v' U0 W5 A' JPrices 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. T$ y9 w3 `1 `+ {+ l
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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.
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: u0 S/ s4 M5 K& ^“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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