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3 p5 [ ^: `6 H! HEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales' z7 t* Y+ `3 n. q( m) L( j4 W
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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“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.9 U+ I; A& Q: C f: T; J( q1 ~
; M, G3 s9 n- |# ZSales 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. * V5 l; t- h+ k; k) G
5 f U" i5 n. N( MFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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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." Q q* z5 o# W0 w3 }
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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. 7 M, q" w+ m: l; U) q6 N' d. \
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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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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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! I: B& K. Z0 @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 $320,289, the report said./ Q X2 C9 N; u
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.# }3 F3 P0 o; b% c* T( T' C. t$ Z& f
3 q# J- I1 k, h“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said./ M+ m+ w! w' D3 [& t v8 J
% B0 Q( v9 f4 I+ k" l( aFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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6 ~6 X+ U) I, i( \4 ?$ vAn 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.”0 w6 @3 n: ~1 b/ C4 t3 ]
: K/ z% P a& YThe 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.! |6 f6 T/ k( Z
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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.
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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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. q& i9 a) ^. I“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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