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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
. C, V. H# D, u+ ], 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.9 C( d+ d3 o7 d" t
3 f. ?$ ]$ Q" h2 |2 ^$ f' ]“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.. ^) R/ C2 r. f' R) l6 {, S
% V* S1 p, ?3 k ?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. ; Q5 |; Y8 V0 n- l' @
; S5 B% |! k oFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.( C% L) B2 W1 q
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.( ? B# p5 _$ u0 f8 H! @$ T% P
6 l: ^7 k5 ]5 `" h M“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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“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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7 P* x5 q% h' L" I5 {* b* KYear-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 ` Z) h0 D3 R9 ?7 _6 g& E
3 w) S2 ^* f; QThe 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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y4 N+ e/ L% a N+ xAverage 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.' r# V! h- D9 @2 y
\3 b' m- P* f: W3 dInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.3 d) z6 g: q! d9 c/ {" d
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.# n' `% D7 _2 t
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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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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.
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% Z9 }+ S8 E+ |+ I8 J“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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