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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
4 n( E' U* M' K7 L+ p High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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0 n: O! j) s* ^1 X/ g" P# _/ n5 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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" K+ c# X- |& v/ M8 E) @& G- ~“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.0 H( D4 ?& P; _3 J8 p1 s
l9 K# Q7 |0 \: c6 o. Q- ^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 $1 million.! Z9 j1 @' I9 P( P. ~" X
& ~- M* F& ]3 X# x' u1 z: DThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.; U% d; t, Q, }9 M# h
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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! [8 A1 p: I( d# L6 Z1 Y“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”$ |$ E' E: b9 J$ S
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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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+ C5 i7 r% D$ o6 F, KThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.4 \0 }4 r: ^) v+ L N5 T1 Y4 Y
2 }0 g0 ]4 c" v& N+ V, i) \. ~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 $320,289, the report said.# X+ s3 _4 i1 f1 O8 l$ u+ R. ^$ i
, A1 Q* b( @. n, t3 S' A3 ?Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.8 b# e. H% @* p" Q+ I
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.' K( G8 g; u; A
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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.”6 s3 S% C' Q& B2 N. G
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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.2 X6 U( L# g" z
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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.# k* d: j4 a! {9 N* W8 y
! h+ O y- J% i/ w“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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