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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
& J) x( d$ M4 Q. Q High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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0 ?) y4 d( Z* _ c7 {2 KEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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& ^9 U0 i4 v$ @, H# o$ R“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.' K+ _! R+ R) t W& R3 e
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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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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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" H1 O% z, U2 ?The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.1 H8 T: ?3 U1 n1 Z
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”; Z1 j( _9 P( H* `9 U6 d
8 Y! x2 h8 t6 \. |/ P* x) _' R1 ~Year-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said.
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The sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008." ~% J" _5 [" X9 w1 q
3 y/ }$ ?$ J4 D# A, x3 \8 GAverage 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.. S! P b8 x' x) \! X7 l
& w* b" E8 u, N' f9 SInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.3 _7 Z, b2 T3 g
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.% m+ \" y1 G3 c8 K3 n' N; F
. ?6 M/ ^1 _" H# h7 CFirst-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.3 t# E7 E9 Q v: U2 b
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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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# h7 u% v" v% l' \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." e" v) |) w/ m- x" n8 x( K
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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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! B/ m/ [" d. m/ I: v& p“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." a) g, L+ s* g+ g
Z4 s g% Y5 H“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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