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2 R& g+ C8 V3 N: qEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales" o) P: X* Z4 }$ {) o: O2 z
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend! F0 q/ [& E% k, ?# }
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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.7 j' L7 ?/ Z4 |& s7 L @3 |0 j [
: i: P& h1 X8 Q" 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.
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, k& D3 S# c5 G' O% r! c# ~3 k9 kSales 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. ' Y: ^" L* K5 W* n# `! Z& E
9 }! u' _! P g' e" N5 ]# ?Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.6 |) V* d `' M0 P, M. K$ w8 L
2 r7 P$ G4 F$ B% u1 f% `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.# d; y7 J7 Y* t7 C" V3 o
% K/ A! P1 W* n“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. ( |' O# T6 X& s
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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.”
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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.
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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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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.3 h5 D5 Z% o" ?# t1 @9 f4 Z' \8 S
@* Y+ V4 s l% N0 AFirst-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.' W; N: R9 V1 e' E: y/ M4 Y
% ~4 Y8 y7 h q) N- v/ c/ o8 AAn 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.8 b, U; ?+ t) |1 J; [1 N: q
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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.% {! u1 R8 _+ c5 t r( Y
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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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“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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