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9 N% R2 p) p6 s1 nEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
; D- Q2 p; A- n. D- ?1 b" g& x High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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* w7 r p n- u' r3 a# SEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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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. ; z" O/ @- Q |4 Q5 _
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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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.% W4 x9 y: ^' v0 l, p
4 J7 H, \; T: A* x# w/ @* ^“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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3 d, P; W; a' `3 ~1 O! @9 A“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.”0 O: | }- J+ M0 U0 H* ]7 x3 ~
; C0 M) X7 _' |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.( v1 n. T2 ` {/ c
/ [- u6 x! _8 iThe 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 $320,289, the report said.
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2 f9 `" H' h0 o: ]" f% ~Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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) ]% D: g5 t/ y$ a0 r“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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! L& f. J1 q$ J' F% J$ \First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.- z& ~3 V( a$ @# X
& \& a) M- ~5 M$ p, @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.”
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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.
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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.
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: a9 K e4 x: A/ ^“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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9 V3 L* ]4 W$ i2 A“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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