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/ Z! ^1 ^% A4 r& K& n5 c% t9 |Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
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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.
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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.( T* J0 I. ?% O+ L" e
+ b- M. P7 P# s6 RSales 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. * k3 P8 V+ [8 ^ y( T8 `
* T4 U' \* t& |3 C7 D3 tFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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9 |6 F+ a t/ N1 u& Q$ H“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.”; }! F% ` y p5 z& Y b1 w
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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./ d# Y/ V' O ~7 \% Y2 n
2 b; k/ q9 ^2 T2 C, nThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.' g: n- }6 Z" ^* u$ a
2 | Z" u3 ~4 ^/ \7 f: O3 F8 M7 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 $320,289, the report said.
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, i4 C( k: B1 y6 g' K9 `Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.: @$ Z+ T! c) x) i; e i5 m$ {
h# o$ ~( \9 }“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.8 h1 V! d7 ~) Y- _; I
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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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* R; d: g: k! |8 EAn 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.” m3 E) H' v8 }/ L4 X- w7 V7 i
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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.9 |6 V; v4 C! l! L: N
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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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