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9 b( K7 F' c5 v3 z: X) bEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales6 o& B i; n- v5 U: \4 { S
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend/ R7 k9 W/ b. h6 {) f5 x' z8 p
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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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“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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* b2 z: \7 n) i+ R" ~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 $1 million.6 S9 h; Y4 H2 u5 L3 x
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.* B, U: k& Q1 P- o$ X
8 F" n1 p. w( J, _8 C5 s“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. ' W; l G5 A. y. {
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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.
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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.( t1 U0 I; {5 l3 b8 D" M& e" B9 t
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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.# b, h3 l( F) Q( g' D, B
9 D6 ~. {. y4 \( E7 K9 UInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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. k; l2 f- V0 [, _7 f“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.2 F/ t1 f/ d; B6 c" K
! B% U$ K* `' Q0 }% @/ tFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”/ e8 r b; ?6 k: _( T
9 O, X/ i$ K! O6 [, a" hThe 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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# e; l" k. I9 z5 E) D; Q7 r“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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