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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales" ^8 N3 v# k- s
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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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./ t/ {- J; _3 E! Z: U$ m" h$ v8 g5 m
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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.: _: _8 B6 A" {3 U3 p
% ^* Q! u4 D# {" pSales 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 m, f, f9 ?Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.8 A4 d" ~; u+ f2 H7 C/ }, c
$ \0 `& i4 \0 p" bThe 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., t* O8 L0 N; h* q/ q: J
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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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! D& I) I& s! q6 ]2 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.”, M! J L _1 W. L5 y5 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.3 x6 l, h, ^7 r7 S
2 z- | a! g/ z3 B7 A3 pThe 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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- p! c. B4 l" H _+ z1 X6 c( c( pAverage 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.4 b+ S3 {% h, h: A6 `+ g& H2 k. x
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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.) f5 `8 y( G: G1 g8 C! \
) P! S0 v. T+ o; f, m* k( ^# DFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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: Z* n* h8 [5 J ^" C0 KThe report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.8 m* g3 K& u9 B& u' m Y7 l
, q6 f5 p; s0 N. |$ KPrices 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 q4 } i' Y3 _- i3 A5 B1 a7 u4 S: @
8 P, g9 Y2 J1 W* }# f6 E: h“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.5 C9 r7 ~3 e7 M4 c
/ l7 Q1 y5 h; ~8 a& ~+ [" m“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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