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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
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5 h& t% V0 a9 C. s |, 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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F& W% S1 I6 e+ y9 t0 [& J8 V“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.2 O- Z- z) g) x8 O5 O1 C" w) l
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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. F# Y' l: G# O% `4 J
9 s! \+ o8 V: P1 NFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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) q' V: }6 W) ^$ d% u8 xThe 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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2 O4 T, _3 V0 U5 b* s+ Z$ Y“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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; F9 L- m1 g6 |* ZYear-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. A: D4 C* d8 E2 G
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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 2008.6 ^6 A+ P: Y1 a g$ S
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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.( T- {: y7 a0 F& z& V
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.( d+ {+ z. s) [8 k3 V7 t
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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7 O# ]9 ]1 F/ A1 c1 nFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”6 g& J% A5 ~8 K
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.; p' l4 h0 u. | g5 P, |0 U
6 w9 v, Q$ g$ U" E) 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.0 i7 b; n$ J$ V
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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.. z, ^$ b% I q) `& O
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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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