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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
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( W1 P7 V: |9 E0 _) QEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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' g [" g) l: D2 i9 H* r2 `& O“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.
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.# {) H- X1 v c- o$ T
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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.: {! [3 M( i! F+ C% i* S( Q4 O
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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.”! H4 e! x- ^3 V* x( R! R8 t; Y( p
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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.# c" _3 [7 j R. R7 H
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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.( l1 f4 W A" T
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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.7 Y3 J; a2 y, ?7 m( R
9 c( a6 m! _; P( v, b Z0 QInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.+ A( `" u7 l% r
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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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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.! s5 E: p6 y3 {& D
- W: I. p/ R5 d3 l6 M9 v, P* N4 h) T4 sAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”. w4 m( d5 A9 m% N! _& ]' O c2 X3 P+ m
0 D2 a* v* k' G, ?7 O+ y2 _1 yThe report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.$ P! l% @: G2 a ?, K" Q6 E3 p
& ^0 { H9 `9 j" {( D, OPrices 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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. B, e: S$ y, r: ?# I; M; h" I' N“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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- K g R' P1 I“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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