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) G! k6 p1 d/ D! Y! v2 A, c, H6 {Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
' z6 p' l Q( y+ A+ d+ y High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend' O& d$ a6 L( A& D ^4 e
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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. \# S" n, T4 B( N& R
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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." v) _6 e: @" q9 |! O
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Sales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. 8 {" T! `1 N0 @4 z$ i2 p3 r
* F- H2 U. V/ z6 }0 @0 t8 n. A1 mFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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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.
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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. 1 y8 s7 k4 s* 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.”( h3 y4 i* s3 @3 W+ s
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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.
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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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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said./ q! I+ w. j5 B7 l, _, C
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.' [1 M3 p7 _( D2 D; ^
5 j1 z1 W m; _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.5 X; Q8 }9 g- Y8 w- S. ?% `
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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.”: k" x5 w& `( }; Z0 M
# I: [8 w: Y3 P7 n8 ]3 cThe 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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' U0 l& w% F- W4 e* 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.
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7 m- W8 O K; Z“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.2 b M; \1 e5 p
0 U3 Q. G) U; f7 ^' H9 \% }“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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