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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales( z! F/ D; s. ]. H
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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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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$ s8 Q2 F5 T s: @) k) \$ V“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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. Q0 X6 b" t; R0 h( j% o; iFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million." B- R. H) C' A/ L) Y3 t0 K' U
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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./ A2 Y; X- K% g
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; N7 t' u% }. }# u0 b0 w+ `" f“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.”1 m# w# Z) h8 j- U( q4 {5 }
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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.
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: N" ~" H% ?+ oThe 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.; i% @0 d; V" @% M1 U! R
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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) l0 c' P2 N8 L/ J- e" P“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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: A0 u% T5 R4 v3 |8 FFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales. L7 f6 S) B* m- b3 Z
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”- T$ y+ C1 I7 _8 |; t: I1 a
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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.* c! {8 H5 y3 x" V8 V
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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.* J; _% ], t( {) R5 D
9 m( \3 l* e# J, q$ s; L“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.. ` |0 C7 D1 K
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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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