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8 @+ z0 S( H; @2 ]3 m/ o( W6 k7 kEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales3 S; y/ ]# f( O' Z8 |
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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3 ^ s r% {% h' I9 \* f* v. n, GEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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" B* U) v. p; @“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday. F7 @2 N/ `+ T$ k* ]( D( S) S
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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. ' w, B% _3 ^; O% V3 P. a
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million., P# i3 v3 } i, ?2 K* ]' C
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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., y- U5 J( p( a, `' N) |7 A' N
$ X1 Y! N L+ R% 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. - o# d& G8 |4 {8 b1 s
3 W9 f2 w a; s“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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. l. d9 h6 }% D" q% rYear-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 A8 \& N/ [- W
! M6 j" {5 G4 g) p& B* x, @0 cThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.. V" Q- L6 H) 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 $320,289, the report said.
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6 i6 W& Q; G9 Q0 yInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.0 ]$ u' F& h4 X* n/ ?
2 t q9 d% M* k“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.3 T$ M8 A& V/ j
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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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( P8 Q# Y( y+ V& V5 a. sPrices 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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