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, k9 |8 ]2 ^" B( vEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
( h( \4 E" G1 O* x0 ] 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.9 x0 {& \9 b( I- ]% |0 O
* \& R) T }* R+ |3 N“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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4 M0 i2 S% E, xSales 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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9 G" x7 `# l8 x3 o' TFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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9 ~2 k7 d; J6 a) P0 SThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.6 a! P3 |- Y4 ~( }7 e
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. 4 G. k1 v4 q; A8 r
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”
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Year-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said./ h/ i& a% E* _$ E
# p1 \. t% w2 `2 p; M: b8 IThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.% Y2 \& V) \7 W- A c/ @# ?$ M
& R) ^8 y. D( K$ FAverage 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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, V# {1 L9 v; F9 T6 U! ^: PInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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# u! p% q- D p( R“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.6 e) l! \. T2 o0 H
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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! s" y- ~9 G* t. x% EAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”1 w+ _' b' e/ g% s. f
. P' q) j4 A' Z; S( d+ fThe report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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% o2 J, r1 {7 { c0 H) Y% D1 RPrices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.6 C6 m- _$ |. q' E$ x7 D
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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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