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% z' `& Z6 H( Y& z; MEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales1 u5 z& W, a) w9 ^0 w+ C
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.
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; Q* Q6 a5 R: U% ~$ }0 C“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.0 ~8 L- F- L" f; Q5 o3 c
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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. 3 \ ~& q( a' C3 X8 {, S
$ G2 @# Y: f- q6 fFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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' D+ h$ r, ]" D3 dThe 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.+ k& h; T/ x0 {+ G
. k0 Z4 H( T. [$ Y. g! F5 }$ @, h7 f“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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. j2 D, g5 I" q“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.”/ n* p' x* \* V+ b. W7 x
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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.. ^* e8 w Q, \- G' R& D
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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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/ S% O1 y/ x0 W8 ?0 d0 M; w“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.0 {+ g7 |- o% v5 \& t
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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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+ Q. |1 Z% S1 X' c8 @: e; S# aThe 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.- |4 w4 P5 Y8 J* a; |% y1 L* G5 J5 P/ }
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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.+ c7 w2 |- u% x. h& Y5 O
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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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+ n' X! o% N7 C `' E“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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