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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
7 m8 J9 f4 A d: X 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.5 J3 H3 E. P( c3 n! T
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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. & `% h& Y1 S9 R/ f5 m% S5 J
. b6 O* b B: H* kFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.0 y3 t$ g7 z: C& q# d
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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.' V# Z: \+ I( l
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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. $ F6 x& H, J0 p- ^, P! ]
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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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4 L" q: W5 {# w3 v7 q. N. I4 UYear-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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( R( w% u ?0 fThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.# f3 r8 j* Y a7 m* d/ |
4 N6 L$ [& p9 h- X9 H: T1 TAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.5 H. d. K% c3 w( I9 _: M
& H2 _4 m" R6 I% J. [$ {& ~! }- OInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.; Z6 ?; }9 f D9 R3 e! `: k
3 j0 z! h% r0 Y4 {: D3 i8 Y W“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.) D0 k0 Q I, ?- h0 C6 \
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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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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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2 c, P( H2 f, t5 M% qPrices 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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/ Q8 d# b3 S1 V! W9 ?“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.' w. M" N; G+ f5 Y
8 v0 K4 c4 c8 j& @9 b6 w“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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