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( l/ c- A! O ?8 w4 g' ZEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
3 R/ _; t# W+ r9 l High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend$ D! }; b$ o: R- P" K$ C$ e
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8 Q- F$ j$ Z$ V$ d' s( d) _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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, y# V' ^8 j% M; A$ i# N9 G. Z“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.
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.4 _& p5 k* _. u. c, `
$ k* v( R" z6 o) a" gThe 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.) t; k- c# w1 x2 P
0 V6 }' d C) r9 ~. [8 M“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. ) @2 J' U8 T3 N, K; H! }3 O
4 T# [+ w, b0 ^ y“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.”2 W6 y9 I7 h- ?$ B. |; B/ F9 X9 a6 B4 |
- s; N7 I0 |6 I2 XYear-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.- y5 t6 g, x+ 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.. Y' g+ {# H8 M
, w8 V; {/ y% O; b: w/ ?: zAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.6 v( l, M" P( ^( i5 U( i# O
, y& C" L! I `% K% D) ]( K1 `5 \+ L; ^Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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1 A/ l$ R9 j5 G“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.# j* z- E# N0 ]( i
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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* \. }5 S+ }3 r. @: P# JThe report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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Prices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.1 ?( O* F9 K D/ T/ _4 }+ t0 y
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“We cleaned up in the first quarter of 2010 because housing activity during the same period one year earlier was dismal,” said Elton Ash, regional executive vice-president of ReMax, Western Canada.' }( F6 B( G$ R0 @6 ~# g4 l: X; G" _
- g( n* I1 w8 m“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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