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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
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5 t' r6 x* Y+ q7 {/ xEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.' q! b+ m: G5 w- U. B6 Q" Q3 \
' h( y2 i+ m" S% b: C8 l) ]“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.6 z9 L% W8 ]5 `% s
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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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" u& J& i% J9 v0 A- MFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.7 G" D# G! G J4 D
+ d$ p3 q, o" Q' c- f1 bThe 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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8 H/ C; @0 S( h$ F9 J1 H“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. & _7 \/ `: T6 b) B- \7 f( p' E/ l' }
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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.”6 ^# R3 h2 ]3 h" u
. r: t* {, F4 c& |, RYear-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.! u5 {) L1 P) u/ s
9 L4 K% Y5 x# ~ O1 D) ?) }( C# wAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.
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* L$ c4 @7 h* B- `& h# d nInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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! H6 O! ?, Y: p- h" ?“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.+ l$ @. {) ], R7 L
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”4 s$ E$ @$ S, d' y K
n: v; s4 m' x, K0 e2 E8 q9 T; y8 TThe 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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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., q; B4 C+ E" z$ L0 f; E! x
9 e6 C6 b) @6 b G' w“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.* N& |+ e2 b" \3 F
. |) K, v, w8 j/ a4 s4 @- X“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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