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2 |0 R. ]6 y8 WEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
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; T4 t( y! k7 n; z! MEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.# G* R7 X! g! \
2 R+ \ r) x, e& k“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.8 l( u. y, h3 e7 v: k% \$ L, O# z
3 |+ a$ ~8 F% F8 L7 w) }+ d, X+ ZSales 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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9 u( O6 ], T+ @0 ]1 JFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.4 U" w5 D. _' X' \0 i$ z( s
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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.8 S! K# S" n2 m; V) {; i$ |! R
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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. 0 H3 y1 j/ {$ Z
0 c: Y* \5 z3 Y- k; U“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.”# D1 ]$ ^. A) j0 E9 \& r; G" O" m
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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.7 }! G; R# T, g7 K4 E+ `
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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.
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# K1 |$ U! u% ]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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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said. r7 u6 x) x6 Z
' W) y' J6 }# i9 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." p6 S( x" _9 S l, V' v
9 G% [; n1 b9 ZAn 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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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.0 M0 q: e% F: B! J2 e% R8 f+ ^( a
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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.' n5 ?- h/ b4 T" n
$ T% S& @1 ?8 P1 F2 E“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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