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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
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E% }# |5 m9 L9 `" w. TEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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: U+ g, F3 X; d' [; C“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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- x% o8 g3 W, Y1 ^Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.4 M$ x! i9 z2 Q4 V9 h+ a( h5 M3 d. p
+ ]& C% m/ |/ r5 z$ ^2 I- R& aThe 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.* T2 g" }1 G2 V
2 u0 k9 \! Q$ `! D“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. & F% T6 _' u( ?2 {1 H7 a
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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.- ]1 W5 Y" ~+ s) [' N! P k
K u2 V2 y8 p9 L+ A4 _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.' x; G" v' v0 ?+ T
* s8 ]3 P8 a; Z; a% 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.3 \2 c& |4 V3 g2 J* l
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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G9 t; F' v- d" I0 R; uFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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& P8 I- o$ u3 KAn 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.”5 n& r; t9 X$ ]0 I9 C# v$ ~
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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.
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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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“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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