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+ @1 E. u# z% o& w" j/ REdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales6 o; d9 e5 r* h" k# Q' H
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend! ?0 W: |/ U/ {
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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.
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: l2 y% i m3 V. M& Y“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday. ~. r8 H- v4 ^3 U& E$ k
; j* b! }. R7 b: R, dSales 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. ; L/ K3 d: H; b! Y! v* G( w, a
2 t1 T! H5 p0 [# e! G! yFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.; h' o4 w8 G) t, c6 B% U3 C
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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9 T, Y& m2 u% G: x, }“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. 3 n; |2 Z( I3 I) w- Z
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”( l; ~, k" a4 b/ R! V2 M
9 h) `& q* y6 G$ A9 P; CYear-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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1 M- }' U1 X! B KThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.: q" ~3 U8 t7 F
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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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2 m0 n# G8 K% ^ S/ nInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.& I+ O5 B/ s/ S
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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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/ m' [) Z3 y+ ?3 n; p) VFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.+ M$ f7 d4 ~9 Q3 @+ X
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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.”$ r8 z$ Q+ Z4 F" l) w! \3 P
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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.8 L7 W3 ]5 |9 M9 h- `9 [4 t, s: C
0 i# S* F. U9 w( ^- w$ I" H“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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