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, P' ^( [- u! t. G: Y0 `! CEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales5 \" H6 }3 W$ \6 C" Q7 A' y, A
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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. E G+ B/ Q5 v+ 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.& j3 f# b: S) Q9 E! r( s% t: p7 r
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Sales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said.
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: V% i2 r2 x6 l I S: @1 J$ AFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.6 W0 C5 x* k) O& n+ g
|4 }5 u) n: L7 X0 ?8 _" JThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.( p( U' k& W( T1 V% s6 J
" X1 ^7 ^0 l+ y“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”3 g4 ~5 R- k, t. O9 n/ Y
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Year-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said.& b2 k2 M; e; P9 d& @/ p" A
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The sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.( g/ n( r& G$ O6 c) t" ]- ]2 S: Y
' z# `7 W% [5 O$ {9 r( XAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.7 k% E/ k4 B" K
! Q* k0 W) A j- }) q8 WInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.! y# e$ A' D- P+ j
. I2 b2 X8 q+ H8 i. A& O“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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) z# v- D8 _+ |9 K- gFirst-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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: I. M! R n2 {' K1 E! _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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. W; h2 _0 @+ ]: U7 @9 T/ }8 mPrices 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./ q, C' q3 l( t6 |7 ~
! U+ o( R \5 x1 \$ ]- }“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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