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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales. N7 W. i% O7 J
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend3 ]7 `2 t9 {" w8 C/ N* e' g
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9 J# V' K! i9 E& j+ aEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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' m8 g# C) P9 Q! u5 i/ s% Y9 c0 ]. Y$ N“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 $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. " Y* {5 m# y! @
' G: k" L6 B/ F l$ q; X& \Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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7 X6 D( E# b2 l7 \The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.9 O1 Q, U9 U( G
( V: v$ o5 @2 }6 ` \( W o! i“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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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.- r5 y( ]0 l/ B. r8 C
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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.
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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 $320,289, the report said.
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: m- Z2 B; L8 I% PInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said./ i$ a4 z: K3 V( s
( ^# U6 X8 m. U5 O“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.+ D7 R4 Q0 ]7 s
! d% B$ L$ q# H, q- I+ xFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.# S. [. \0 Q0 i0 n
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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# [4 |. a- B/ I0 \& q: A5 U/ hThe report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets., y4 Z9 d9 l+ e6 r4 {( Q: J
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Prices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.+ }; p4 V3 ], \/ K$ q" H. c
- h5 k7 ?& N3 o. D# u“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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- C* d, d+ ?8 z/ D1 u“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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