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1 R2 ?) F9 I2 R1 hEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales9 I* q' a7 [# H, ]8 d, c
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend+ N: f6 [( y) k) m0 w& H9 k" j
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7 _3 ]5 @6 ?$ U3 F5 xEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.* w' o6 ^: h" M/ F: u
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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.5 Q6 i% ^$ |% Z. W: [* N
: r9 v8 g- {1 h" YSales 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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5 m* P7 M9 Z# w% F) B/ b" nFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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2 T* R0 M( U y6 O% F; t& rThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said., d9 i4 q* G5 g1 }: o
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. 0 z7 O0 I/ ^- ~6 H4 V$ T4 m) O
3 R1 T) Q) d3 {: V9 A“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.”5 O! S$ \8 K- i
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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., f3 E) K. \( E2 ]! l
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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.
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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 $320,289, the report said.
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6 f$ a% N$ P4 U: |- y7 ?, WInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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# l3 s2 |" \1 {( _; D* ~/ `# M“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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& c" N7 P4 U$ t/ D2 qFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.1 p+ F _4 p) I
( R1 w2 m! f; C/ N# M- cAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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) a% Y! ?! ^$ s; g& a! qThe 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.! Q# ~ B1 A+ \* @$ ~
/ A# a5 w2 u" I% E4 CPrices 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.3 Q4 @. p' Q9 W) o' W/ K1 [
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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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