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9 [: d) i9 G0 m5 X3 M wEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales! ^' I# n2 r$ P) [
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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4 I: w3 T( q! r d8 u* l* N$ H: BEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.6 S/ R4 C/ g3 k: P3 z% t
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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. - u! j; h& D% ]- Y* p% y7 T
7 _- F' h, s, \ b- MFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.& n$ y# \. n. Z
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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.# I3 w% _0 Q5 P- G E
1 f* ^6 W* r7 N$ q“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. , x: ]5 S4 C* Z1 Z/ \
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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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& ?2 G3 k) R7 A1 Y# OYear-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.& K9 a' |* _/ t5 {4 j- `, V6 f
. ~6 G, |9 L' W/ bAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.
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3 O. f: H# v* X$ O8 M jInventory 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.# J0 R% J1 E5 x9 d4 o" J& ~* _8 X! f
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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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9 v1 o8 N: S, QAn 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.”3 }. s7 C& A2 e) `, w/ {* q2 W
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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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y s2 e. I+ q, r& x& J- JPrices 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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: O8 }) \8 J- |* W0 Q8 a* q, i; a“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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; p% V) y; _4 _. Q6 l9 U( b/ L3 {“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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