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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales% Y3 G$ q0 I9 b5 Z4 e F; K4 f3 j
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend+ U$ x, k0 Y6 R3 V) U
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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.
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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.
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1 p& U( Z1 Z# o" O* K8 rSales 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 s, m) j7 J; h
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.1 T) ^ c4 x& R: K( |
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.( S M% y1 L, ?1 h! u( F4 w
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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" B. [ t& k% V“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”# ]% X* U4 g* T8 U Z" u/ P) \ j% @
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Year-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said." e5 P1 j1 f- i# E6 s: c
5 F& r* |$ W7 i% V9 m. P9 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.
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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 $320,289, the report said.+ N$ h) i) m' o. ~7 p4 ?
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.0 Y: H8 E6 M1 Z$ k* `. n
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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4 f0 Z; L3 Z7 x# ^9 TFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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5 C" T$ T$ v ^+ r& e1 MPrices 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.3 n9 H+ j a. l/ d+ ^) z B+ y* A
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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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; i2 D! W, p$ p, D“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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