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' _8 g @! V# j/ U) h6 }# gEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales& Y' s4 Q3 e7 X( f: v
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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% C8 N: b F& f5 e# pEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax., g' [& P5 M5 n
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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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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. 4 L, d: ^8 U. A* _. l, l( T. a
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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; `# a4 Y" c5 NThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. ( {: y% k! a) Z3 J7 y: J
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”4 e' r# @1 F" {7 k3 e
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Year-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said.
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9 |! b# R; n+ E3 O$ e: i3 |The sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.4 ?0 F6 r3 r3 E5 Q- F g) d: R
$ C0 ~5 N N2 p+ zAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.
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. D$ H y- c2 E4 n9 VInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said., r4 R$ t8 G4 l- H) i' j; ^1 \
: Y* V: V! W# w“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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& G9 F) ^0 e2 U1 K) @; ~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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8 q: a/ H/ F" V+ H Y+ p1 D* BAn 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.6 D: c# z& {: @: ]) J
0 ^% o4 p n/ E3 L2 v“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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“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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