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0 e" t* {8 u5 O1 _1 O; s: I. CEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales1 k$ k2 s9 H% Q2 Y0 y6 m9 L* v7 h3 k
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend- f" ^$ L) u" R/ S5 S3 B% m
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7 V6 r8 I+ w, l7 v, H; C. a6 N# rEDMONTON — 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.4 c( e" j3 |6 i/ S+ L$ x
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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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6 f) A! F* o+ f7 yFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.: ^3 |& e9 ] l
3 N) [+ _& Q8 X: t9 X( b7 gThe 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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“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. ! {5 j. G5 w' {' K
$ A& }6 L* X8 W: F f4 J2 I“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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8 X8 A; j! Y; J+ NYear-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.# a9 M- G6 }/ y o+ d; ]& `
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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.: G, O8 t0 [8 M# m3 N& K0 z
; H1 p- V8 T" q0 f/ pAverage 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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7 H% L1 {. s; |3 n- pInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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* `% Z2 T0 I* h“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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! F9 j# e) f: g2 GFirst-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.' X, ?8 |( l& _ u* H z% }# ?
0 `0 ]/ `# Q# G% B/ r# }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.( p% Q6 y0 S9 k2 h/ b& s
# L% R! k- D* K: w, |! cPrices 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.4 a/ l* U% H* z- [8 Y
$ H1 l5 a5 Y1 g& G" }! m: 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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