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; S. L! f6 T; \4 jEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales. X2 z" P- M9 q3 `( ~
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend3 L$ w6 k$ c2 J) V
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4 `4 i4 ]6 a, C. C, X( T1 D* hEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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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. _% ?' G0 y; y0 a
3 T. l* P1 I8 a; f }Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.. _7 p' C) o# H& K9 G
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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9 ?6 O% N' \- a3 u& m“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”
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A$ G Y8 @5 W- C6 U. Y2 }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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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.% }$ d% q1 ]$ i6 U7 f
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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 $320,289, the report said.2 w% Y3 X! Y7 S/ I
0 b g2 z$ H% j2 }; pInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said." o3 a3 Z% X: ~+ c
1 E: b! p) O, O$ y: s. X“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.& b, b9 l0 f! x
, k8 B. p& p( f' bAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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# n3 a& ?" ^! K' j& m; XPrices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.
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“We cleaned up in the first quarter of 2010 because housing activity during the same period one year earlier was dismal,” said Elton Ash, regional executive vice-president of ReMax, Western Canada.. r `$ \; f) D! j+ s5 E3 U
4 {- g D8 O$ _* o1 M“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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