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3 r' c% C& L2 FEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
! |/ W9 @8 |$ l/ R High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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1 a' O2 V* I! D/ m2 { l& kEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.( C! a. f2 i9 g- M* R' ?
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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., |/ C- }. r; l! X, p
+ V% V# X: Z* L- _6 n" [7 qSales 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. * i+ b& `/ M" t) O6 L
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.$ E% Y, ?3 C V4 s
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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.
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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. - @' g# f0 U# y( X# y4 X
! ]+ G& r' R/ \7 }/ S( h“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.6 \9 R; v/ T0 V, s3 z3 V
o k( w$ }: P* p Y( \+ dThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.- w7 F" u2 O3 }' l+ i5 M; u: g" }
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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.
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.' z# {% T2 [! K+ M) f0 Y
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.! r% G4 B# ?8 Q% ]9 d6 X- K
4 e6 P/ T. T& G/ h/ J# GFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”) _" C) d# p2 [" w4 a: A) |
9 n2 h$ N* o. dThe 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.7 z; f9 h7 s7 ?0 h8 _
. K; u- Z$ y; {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.* j0 S4 M, t% p' o/ t. o
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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.+ ]- X8 O7 L7 ?8 n, J0 v H# U) D, w
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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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