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1 r/ l; Y; {5 l# B. J& V8 OEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales/ F" Y7 j- G& E4 A1 Z5 a: P
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend+ o# e) C% K: A, a; Y
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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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0 U- }" g: B6 ^$ U( t“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.( A) ?& q+ u6 k E* P+ Z: A1 n
. p2 j1 [, B) I9 A p# v- iSales 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. , _+ K* L# E1 F3 d) I. z1 {
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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_# J1 {: K+ V“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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5 R+ }8 F+ [' ^7 r0 F“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”" A7 ?/ S3 \+ W# E( d; [
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Year-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said.9 D: t: |0 B0 p0 z1 ^
1 [$ g- K* A) [% ~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.+ y. q$ h9 G; {1 n5 }
* \( P4 u6 f8 k2 g( W3 x% 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.( ?1 s, v1 b1 F2 W: b
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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 J& ?+ E5 L3 j0 J: F
4 `* ]7 o! d9 Z! O) Q/ g“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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% Q, e8 z3 S; x' `& c+ k; AFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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7 X. M, C% a: l) i. \ pAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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! n' v* a. A+ R" {8 O, x# UThe report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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# e+ L$ H J* aPrices 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., X! g; y+ b* x8 Z5 `! x! \
$ `' ?8 O6 d0 ~6 h4 d& @! o“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.1 {. t3 j+ U2 E
5 J2 ^! d( ?1 V, W0 |% M“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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