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2 ]# Z+ y0 {3 Q5 I8 Y0 GEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
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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.6 U4 s+ x$ w r8 z6 m
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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.$ z+ T' m) |" c. S
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Sales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. 1 d$ Z7 n$ E' w
) y- Z& o- G7 u) M! PFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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7 A- ?6 R1 \: R+ q1 {8 }The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”5 d! C3 E) @; ?8 s9 P* Z/ T
0 ~: t/ I$ F+ v7 B+ \" \& [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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: h8 b. Q# ]. ^+ ^& a6 |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.; M ^3 t2 f% f# M- H% H7 b$ E0 T
' s/ |$ i# x2 ]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., I' `- e* h5 T6 h0 ]- w6 ^
. p7 l" D! o2 v/ g+ C“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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9 V& ?3 d0 ~0 p. `2 zFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.9 u+ N+ N: B$ a* Z
% e' N# Q: e6 K7 e# I. I( _' `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.. |% `+ N! Q/ k! _/ r: u
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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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' n+ h4 r) F/ O% s9 {9 ^+ L6 @“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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“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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