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0 r' a4 B6 u( t8 M. S- jEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales) ^4 g* K) |, r/ V2 O) A) w
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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; C8 N% F, s/ B+ i- I* SEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.# v* ]9 n! F4 g% W" p
1 k C% @5 b C, W8 e“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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* |8 q4 ?0 L' Z/ t* R3 [Sales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. - m2 I& Y" H$ P, C0 V; } K A
1 q! v7 z6 f+ v/ |/ o& ?- c# }7 I! |$ ^Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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0 O( n1 A' m) S3 F# }2 W; {: vThe 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. + {6 E t) @, D! V
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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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5 n5 U6 T% R" Y& }3 L' @# X: 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.* {3 @! n' y9 i) Z/ L3 U. \& ^
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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.) \/ R3 U- M. H- v
. A4 _ D% ~4 C6 N' UAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.
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5 x. l% }* }) k$ D- x( m" [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.2 l0 r# u# D% u
3 s L" a7 l$ J1 s2 B* {9 aFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets./ }$ d2 P9 e: j% R/ e3 P
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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.
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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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* a9 w' E" m6 F7 h! q“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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