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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
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$ o7 w, C( W& M# w3 ^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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“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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! o" }- J" n F/ p9 w6 K# E: v* m2 J" jSales 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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" z4 s9 l! h% E1 a) m8 \+ ]6 XFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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4 Q8 t9 K5 p1 G% s9 l3 R' W- ^The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.9 k% J1 p. r" x" q& G% }* Q$ F
6 G) w& c5 ~ ?9 q4 z$ I“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. % j* p! w' S' n0 S
& J5 y8 W0 Q; Y; \/ t) }+ }“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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! L# h1 J% n* C+ |6 OYear-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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: r5 T6 m" @! r* }% @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.
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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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: R' F. y, t6 IInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.6 d* Z1 ]6 h7 P/ L" _2 E
$ x, J9 ^/ y- }“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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1 h4 w% n" J% \& @& Z; Y& g6 KFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”% r, E. c! O" `! `/ q
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.' s- D3 ]8 W0 r1 n3 U
- w2 ]) @3 K$ }; S; lPrices 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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“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.& e; Q4 w1 [ I! |4 u
( B3 j( F2 P( 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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