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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales& K0 r- }' X; ^# v2 Y% O( n0 L
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., R1 L- [# R, K$ a' v/ c
9 c g+ d4 o& a+ o4 s“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.) q0 C. f- K8 I8 r
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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. / l9 B5 r) |; u( G
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.- s, F: w7 f* i! x, P! z+ F
. @5 A9 i- e' i) P4 E R# eThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.+ p& _0 d" T y- }1 z
/ J( e) C# N' M5 [+ V“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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5 }5 _ P$ q q9 i/ L2 x1 ^“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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& K! h& z8 P, a" [0 P2 W- @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.; d/ Z1 W- T/ C2 v" N- g O
& D" ^( O. D/ C, c) M$ A' \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 $320,289, the report said.$ {5 G) U/ Z6 x" i8 V# ~- m( a
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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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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.+ k! p# u6 o" {+ C% y
0 q; P+ L9 g" S: l3 U$ VFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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6 ^- k1 I. y7 yThe report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.+ }7 W c0 X, f/ }5 k) q# f d
0 R/ y$ X& P2 d8 p% KPrices 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.4 W5 D( @% E6 Y/ u6 j8 Q4 K6 t
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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. H; t7 I% L" r% N1 R
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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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