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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
* U2 ?* X) D: h# A High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend6 G3 N! f$ C& ^7 v) F# U4 i+ W E
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/ O( y# V. m$ `EDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.$ y8 w, W W" ^9 s9 M5 y. @
" I: Z6 i3 d, c$ e“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 $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. ) }$ s( K6 ^% z" Q( F) x
. R* C/ {2 ~, `- ZFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.6 Q+ x- G) J0 }, F
$ Q+ J$ X* P* N5 o0 YThe 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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7 H1 R; t9 K' ]+ h4 y$ r/ Q“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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% q/ l( U2 d( q9 J! H' Y) @“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.”7 _3 p- J2 S: F/ [6 J6 B4 H- Y
8 R3 H7 X1 d2 C" H4 A) a6 X* k; {7 EYear-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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+ b, E% h7 x2 v, u; ^' @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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) ] F% N) x' n& s( D4 iAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.$ V9 n* ~/ U% C. ~
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.1 @$ N2 t+ n& h
0 h2 K# L" k7 @" c; s+ e! M“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.0 Y0 l" P' e8 h- D( g( i
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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% z% D- A! Z* L/ ?/ S$ }! @& ZAn 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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; |3 [" a7 b, s# i% b6 @- ZThe 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 y1 i( S% b3 R5 L4 W
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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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“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.; q7 V4 U$ E" o& Y: M7 B: s
8 ^* e: q4 w) v, m8 G4 ^6 p“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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