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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales6 a+ s: l5 u! J4 f
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.. R+ ]9 ]$ _- Q+ y
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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.
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3 C0 s. s! X6 E. P6 d8 t, `$ @# \1 `Sales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. " L& Z* Z* P0 |1 C
+ k0 ^ n$ e/ H+ }Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million. W4 ]3 `" k' l( x3 ?/ O& f
6 _; P$ q+ g9 LThe 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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' ~% |9 e: w1 W+ e“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.”
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+ K" N6 _6 y; A6 Y; V6 hYear-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. J7 S$ H2 H V/ o" n. u+ c2 v! V
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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 2008.6 z1 Q1 P% p4 r1 X5 [
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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 $320,289, the report said.
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0 {4 W1 @# j- r! g5 y: q. lInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said." `( ?1 a6 u# j' ? ]$ u% u5 W9 ?
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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.” t R8 d; ]. R; W+ z6 c# [) b: e
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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.5 L+ ^/ @) C' \1 V1 z9 o& ~
2 N" g3 i" |8 ]- N( v+ d m& z, ]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.& E6 K, }2 |1 m8 l5 b) y
# i: |- W: [1 {“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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“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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