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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
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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.
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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.* r6 r4 X- J& c/ |. W% b
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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. . y8 p1 ^0 L0 N1 W* M |
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.+ Z6 r1 z. g1 p e2 p
* f6 v; J. S, |1 ?1 jThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”3 _# _! A$ Y# _6 n- P# r
9 ~1 l. S7 _. v1 V- s" N- N* KYear-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.' i# K L' A6 ^9 ]
& Y$ k+ k6 F: d l8 k* O5 E3 b/ tThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.* L: a: q4 \) u8 C1 P$ o/ Q- N* ?. O
; R$ s) }) |$ r4 _+ |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.0 f# |; n! c( H7 s. B; \
1 g# l! ^' K1 t9 E/ q% aInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.. s, X8 a% f* B: J7 j
# P" N. {' G) p# T7 [4 U. f4 N' L“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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# A3 f4 k. w1 a6 x6 AFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.( V" ?6 k5 L0 K7 b- v
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”0 M$ \+ |3 _; `1 k
: k: z! i3 P' J$ l* ?8 L8 z8 BThe 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.
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2 N4 T& |, o; D, ~" }4 M& g- VPrices 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., a+ O H- x V( K' l- V1 h
' o" e. l$ |7 N' F1 z& a5 v“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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