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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales9 R7 U% e+ L; G- l
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend/ z& D4 q; b* e
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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.- j! x6 j2 c. S, R" R- h |4 f
$ J1 ^# M+ N0 C: i6 q, T5 W& Z$ o. c3 i/ J“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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' \9 P( {5 R" D7 h- W& gSales 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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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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& m3 [% M/ V5 f: q) b/ {The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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- G) V8 K g/ `4 R/ a B4 A“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. 4 ~0 e) Y& F# ?7 [; R! T
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”! {& F. B" ~3 M4 k) M1 S {
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Year-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said.
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: w! N( c, {+ S4 t$ v8 x& q% }The sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.8 E O$ R+ `7 `1 y5 E, {
+ f' X( S [& l7 \Average 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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+ T0 I1 d+ ]2 J7 E; O' M) QInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.% I+ `* q3 _1 l2 B) j; t
: L" z. x( v& K# {* [; y) `“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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' n0 ?8 r4 N* w N' ]% \' OFirst-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.' f- i, I0 o( e7 H) F
' S4 @2 U1 l9 g/ X1 h1 Z- \ 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.
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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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2 l, x/ r* {9 _; S2 o/ P: C& x“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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