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9 U# X: j8 b# r y( L7 @Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales3 J" r! L) O8 Y$ n% ^ a( X5 }
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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5 Y1 s# ]$ Z% z7 w" ?“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday./ r) z. G# ?+ a, z
2 T- N* N9 |1 WSales 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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. \( K/ s& b6 Y/ VFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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2 q2 Z. P' C/ o" u3 W) ]The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. 4 F: w. ^9 h! T: L
' \0 {5 D: L" q5 i“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”% ]" U) T! }' ]
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Year-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said.& A5 @8 O f6 r9 D( |4 }; k
- z6 q% r9 j$ ~2 J/ hThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.# W6 T& B4 p5 l; [& U: s4 ?/ n
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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 $320,289, the report said.! Z7 X, H4 e. N6 Z) t$ V P
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.% ~' g# m o$ n
% d) g/ [; M+ I3 q“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.( e* o) ~% C5 s+ l) ^7 u
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.% ?, s }) I8 H' q
7 p# i" W" X4 ~7 G# wAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”! t+ e W- B: u* t r; {
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.; y. r* w2 \3 v0 k: H, ?8 @6 b5 S4 B
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Prices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.7 s- D7 P+ ]$ F; x
& M$ J1 q9 E5 Y: k& x“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.) s0 ~" S% S, A; E8 C
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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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