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' m$ _2 n7 Y) y; ZEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
; v, O* |( m9 {" R 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.3 J( B0 U+ ]. t
+ q: K) B6 S4 M0 N+ p: W& O“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.) K+ a1 m8 J. T3 l+ o
" f' V6 c& x9 f7 G! m% E- h$ ?4 I/ x0 pSales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. 1 R- Y/ h0 y- t9 L
) d' { W3 k9 B; ^$ n: BFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.4 K* k9 Z* J& [+ H7 X9 }/ V; W
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.) r# L, D4 p# ~/ `( L
# K( g1 G- N" J! r“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. . @" Z$ r2 b# r( N+ S/ _3 J
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“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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Inventory 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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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.3 f4 z$ W+ v/ F2 h
% a+ h9 n6 ?/ ?' d" g/ y$ gPrices 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.7 Z/ r0 b. P5 x2 Y' k3 K: L
. m" c; S: Y% d* G“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.: ]$ E! K( A0 M# \1 y. q; X, o
( j) `% Q5 M: E, P% c" {% K% V“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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