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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
7 N0 s. b$ ^3 J$ E High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend- ~7 P5 H6 b$ N% W
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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.8 o% S2 u8 L, R) O* V9 ~$ A
+ j- P& f" M) S4 A5 H( k$ u5 f" F5 M. T* 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.# G9 p% ?, _4 x" h0 Z1 ^* j
4 v, g+ X6 E5 m& MSales 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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3 ^' c x, Z/ P I, t. ~Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.% O# ?% }, {, C9 R3 J8 c7 F
7 h( O; s1 B7 \6 S) L nThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. 8 w1 P, c- Z' Y k
" R( b+ r, v+ x3 f4 Y“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”4 R, \$ B9 r4 L: V( R$ U! ?
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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.9 |+ y$ ~% `' }2 c2 H ^( q; U- S
$ N$ w& ]6 V: w6 D4 JThe 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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+ Q, m3 Z+ s2 X) bAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.: J2 \" Y; c9 q$ V. ]. y. \
' ~& U) |) L0 SInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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; H, m* [7 {. \5 N8 _ f9 @9 q“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 $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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Prices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.9 L) t$ O2 o/ {2 ~2 F
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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.$ ~$ l8 ~% J2 r* y
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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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