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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
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- V& a2 X) A* t& h4 X: ~EDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.& I; I( T3 k1 T
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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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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. 7 ?# t* f2 d1 q
& _; e# X6 j; h6 |1 q: o3 oFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million. W# A ~/ ~$ k
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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.$ H6 X* V7 Z$ ~# j9 B: N) X9 c
- V- J- i' n i$ b! Q“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.”
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, G" p$ g( m! G' bYear-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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9 |. N$ `, y+ sThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.& w* c! ^) e& \. E8 r! j
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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 $320,289, the report said.2 a. {3 `/ @. S; }( J X$ r4 j
1 U5 C7 E, a' R; O! kInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said." r. p* J7 ?- ]' U$ Z+ Z& `
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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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* n2 K0 ]+ o/ D9 ~1 DFirst-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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/ |2 {9 N2 x3 v) A4 G) fAn 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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7 ]" d: q/ d1 ~0 O4 p! C( k2 SThe 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. i, R) t9 k& G0 S6 G
1 t. J- m5 j* t0 `: EPrices 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.0 J# n. n1 P8 D0 |; S, I s: e# Y
* B; p2 y3 c' W0 y t ~9 j6 s“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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