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7 h! X: ^# T5 I+ MEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales* o& R! c8 z5 j5 \- Q. l
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend# i0 C% R6 v5 _$ b/ { H8 E/ y* B
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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.; B4 N X ?* O9 ^
7 O' O. y" r5 x9 V3 \“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.* h+ t0 t" _* T+ d5 p4 \1 ]
. ^- ~" I+ l; Q9 ~5 [Sales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. 8 M. {$ i( N7 T2 \% X( M! b2 \8 |9 @
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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! P! e/ [" h" H# qThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said. R- t6 c- \6 @9 y+ q
' X9 z; e# o- Z“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. , T- }, q: j% g
" Z( |$ v8 S8 B) a6 ]0 R7 `1 _* j“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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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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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.
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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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z* ]. K# P. m" vInventory 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.
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r7 @" g- }. k+ FFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.# H! V# }+ ^2 m+ O" P
& _6 T- ]- U5 r: I) P/ X% KAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”3 D1 u7 ^$ z! n& g
5 v$ H3 p4 s9 J$ S/ `, 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.3 ?) P1 [2 O1 J0 r$ X& p- 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.$ ~( ?3 `, v9 K# [0 O( r
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“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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# g: D' K4 e6 r1 q; u+ 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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