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' R1 n1 K2 @' {+ a% y# f4 ~( lEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales' {- B3 x, [) O& I. f
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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# P- @; K% {4 }& T. LEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.: c3 C( p5 W/ X* h/ {
8 H* ]7 z5 j1 |# t* ^4 L) O“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.5 o: V1 l8 x+ \0 _" a+ G- N
0 ^: J( c, V$ s# Y2 X6 t8 x2 q+ L+ H& uSales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. 0 H$ E1 ~4 M8 ~4 e0 F
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.6 X1 i& N* v( M; J3 G7 c
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said." K0 V8 G$ k' S! @ e, W
% m9 ` J4 h2 }# s) s( D' ^+ O“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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k8 T* t, l. `5 [" @9 M7 i“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.” `0 O" |( R6 p4 Q
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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.2 u3 j& H' Z5 I5 ~. P/ D
* H$ n) T* ]% c2 Z$ O! zThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.# X& X; w+ c- P% w! k4 j( i4 i6 {
/ r% ~% Z/ E- @ K+ s* y, YAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.
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% e9 K- d3 [& J; o6 c. @$ G( T/ JInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.+ {) \6 Q/ @# @+ F, U) q
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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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$ D+ m5 o( e3 g! C5 R( JFirst-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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/ w3 C2 c w5 ?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.2 |, F8 P2 O: @5 C5 O
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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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“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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