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; A5 H x, U; L% wEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
. T8 v# \1 c3 r7 c. I) D* \ High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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# s5 _; p, [/ H$ c; X% R( JEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.$ W2 Y2 A t9 U! C0 m& t, s
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“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 $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said.
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6 K( n$ |7 X" C- _( vFifty-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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“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. ' G% r. V/ ~. _% X, Q! m
+ l3 ~6 R% o8 f+ N( a5 x7 g6 n“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.6 \) p" [' R" P& {) B% L q' a+ t) y
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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.; t3 \1 m5 Y! f6 U
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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 $320,289, the report said.% ^: w) }7 x# b5 A; z$ w5 ^
0 [9 f2 Q4 B2 M9 d' a: J2 N0 aInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.2 a5 @4 I2 W( e/ {6 N! P& M
1 q) f) ?+ R1 K ~. Q' R2 p9 G“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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! v! n, o& a6 v5 O/ M: b- tFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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- T% c$ G$ P* |( G' FThe 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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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./ L9 b$ t4 H, l! W% ?* D0 w9 B/ a
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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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