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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
6 K0 X0 E; c) W, D& b High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend: z0 C+ r9 o, ~# a0 L3 }
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3 ^. L5 V8 ~- ?: i' H" K3 k$ nEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.3 f! h% C$ O, d& k
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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 $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said.
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2 X0 M1 r/ w$ PFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.( Q1 N: K* u. j+ [
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.+ [" G3 B9 b7 m+ K3 j" k& b: Q
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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, W# e3 V; w) }0 F0 Q& Y“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”
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Year-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said.$ H" R" f% v+ U/ X4 g) f
9 s1 _; m T6 p, @. m2 aThe 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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1 Y! p# Q% e r/ _ g$ TAverage 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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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.9 L1 ]5 @: D5 c! f
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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! V) {6 B4 g. ^ vFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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! v% Z: l: B2 kAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.7 i+ y& ^* g2 t$ @/ h3 o
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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." H1 \2 Y6 ~$ @4 h: b; _$ Y
4 ]& V6 ?# c" _% u, j: @“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.7 p1 @# ?8 O5 b
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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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