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7 w0 d; p& B r" w. ~7 e5 o& MEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
) x/ j9 r8 X. @' ` 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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- A R! H4 T/ B$ n8 Y5 F“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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0 b9 H4 @5 Z* t; q+ qSales 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 a% b+ h7 u9 @) y, U# t; W! M+ S
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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1 M; g7 _0 v7 HThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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h9 G& ?" f% S( F& t5 M5 r“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. ) c. A y4 b) }( n
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.” f+ w0 ?4 v- H% v3 ` `! o" K0 R$ U$ D6 w
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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.+ K e: X& ?' b- D
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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.- H* l' _0 c k) M8 o- q' Z) h
/ [5 x7 |" R. Z3 |7 @! B# f& xInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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) f# `0 [& L8 A0 ^0 o! _: ]5 @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.! h( c6 s; S0 k
2 h% ?3 N: L6 C! p7 WAn 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.
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5 ^. D1 E, F1 G8 N# {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.5 y- y( g+ I. h2 H% B
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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.8 x) a w3 {" ~! F3 v2 n5 X5 ^
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“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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