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6 s6 w8 H7 `( i' h I5 JEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales( {+ U& w0 o, G( }6 q
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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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./ k( w( y- {; \. w0 G4 O
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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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Sales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. " r. H/ g* o( r1 w$ {
+ X4 y# }% @0 {Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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& H2 x' V* |$ D+ B6 e# C' L' MThe 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.! H( [* D) a4 _3 H' Q6 x
X" }9 ]7 p9 V/ [# 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. ' a/ \( d* c7 m/ P* l; I
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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.”! j9 S" d/ q- F$ u" y: ^
9 {2 y! _! T5 l6 {/ QYear-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.- |# H& v: C1 O( F. W
8 J5 D& {. m4 h6 AThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.
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9 C8 E2 Z. `/ hAverage 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 $320,289, the report said./ Q; Y# t+ A4 C8 J( g' o* S3 @
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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7 @6 \+ v0 n6 W7 E8 S# |“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.: [1 L( x/ C7 o# [$ r
1 J" h \* }/ E4 _+ d2 VFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.& ^$ A4 S f* R9 x
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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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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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6 z( A, c i ]* ~( m3 {- ], `. N“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.% t' @2 [# U2 X& a1 z/ {" T4 C
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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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