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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
X, g* L* }9 [ High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend- E# B0 @% a2 g" F- W- U! B
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! V( y: t1 o6 X2 f9 @EDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax., Z4 Z6 U9 J; ], e/ Q, {( W' [
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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.; X* {: G% `# `4 S* H( I# g: O$ n
" j7 B0 K# t7 M5 M0 V. d/ _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.
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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+ j) N+ m6 Q4 P$ E( `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.3 o& X. I; Y1 B9 H. A0 `
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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.
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9 e% @1 {/ w9 a+ E8 R% q4 u6 F“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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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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/ H& M: `7 }/ A9 w* T. [The sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.7 [; L# A j3 `) o: T
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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 $320,289, the report said.7 K: m: K( o! U) ?- Y
' C! ]# B1 E0 H6 MInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.- U6 t2 }3 g$ X! g
0 q4 x% d1 V3 [1 }“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 $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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! y( z, \" r) v5 ]( l4 X, XAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”1 c+ ~! L z3 b; F1 H; q
/ |- ^" H/ `9 M* _The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.- V7 U7 G" b0 J5 J
6 g( ?3 }: E I& _# x6 ]' G' {( b$ u1 pPrices 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.& B/ j' j% p7 ^9 y; [: |& k
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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.
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' N/ A4 K2 P3 ~/ Q“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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