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6 |6 [3 e5 u( e% Y! VEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales7 E5 d1 G$ ~$ f
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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; I, Y9 |4 z& J0 G6 L. n* uEDMONTON — 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.6 w! @) ~; R$ J; p5 m0 i+ x
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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. / t" V' d" n( I! e# G
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million. V( U" A+ w+ x& p0 ^4 _3 F
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. : _& |0 d* D) a+ x* E4 L# o
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”( F0 r1 C3 {, D: F
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Year-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said.7 `3 N& Z7 a% O/ I- `1 l
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The sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.1 C% {, ?$ M' `! p [' ]0 \) t
- }2 f: ]( r& y' B# X& jAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.5 o+ E/ D4 ?! @( F
# u, o7 }8 z1 LInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.6 F% Z+ z. {; _2 }& u- L
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.; c! g% r( w4 E+ ~$ u
4 K" ~+ \2 D! w7 y. W* 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.5 r, l1 L2 F4 q; P1 P9 I1 G
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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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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.5 m7 t* \$ k0 e# {! A2 y
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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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