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* b5 @+ g" D6 a1 f R- m W) b. eEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales/ }5 G( J z) f5 t
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend. }8 E5 @+ ?9 Q+ [1 u- L0 R( b
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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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$ C8 C' n6 G$ b |6 {( V+ t$ k2 J“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday./ `1 C! b; J3 h- `. \& Q
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Sales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. ! |0 t6 f, X6 |/ K! @% T* d N
: H6 S# Y+ I! h$ }Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.( G) ]7 g3 x1 k" |
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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: C0 g$ T8 X t# \) W' A" ^3 p“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. ) b% M8 S' L" z$ l- E" S
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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 k1 c: Z) D9 ~
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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.8 n5 g& K# w; J% S" L T* [9 K* l
6 f/ h$ v! m. {1 r2 [0 iThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.9 G5 G# I5 H2 r7 y' g
( r% t* C. M8 K6 A3 D& Y1 FAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.
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- Z0 L/ z# R0 f# S# xInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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1 X7 U2 m# ?- `! p- s$ SFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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6 h: a* U$ v' }1 O: NAn 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.”& B8 O! H5 }- x% [. @; |
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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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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.2 s( a, o2 p n2 |; T& F& \
Q( M1 @8 q4 L“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.- K. T% {8 O, t4 ^$ c) \$ b
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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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