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; Z4 Y; J4 E$ {3 u: CEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales6 a9 |' @& U, n2 l& |
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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% @6 I, G/ b4 r; F9 v) y+ S7 W- JEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.7 c* [* B- w7 B P& l+ {
, ^# Z& I8 H* N8 R* K* O“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday. B9 ?& f1 h, L3 k& ~
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Sales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. 2 c5 ~& W+ e; a# E0 h' j9 D4 c' f' `
6 J$ m1 y/ a8 E: O2 E8 q. IFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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; q8 [* @) {, r* NThe 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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+ y G/ Y- n v2 G2 n“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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. c _5 {2 A- D4 L“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.% d' E4 U9 ]3 l3 H* u3 K) b
& W& m6 {# |6 V2 ` u) `The sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.2 g+ u: j" @+ M2 Q
0 K# H& y) f {/ f+ JAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.8 F8 x6 J4 n. s) E$ L
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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5 o6 f$ D( I9 m; g! I7 H1 D“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said./ L, h, d$ \. a8 Y$ X
' n. O) A/ h, {# kFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.& H; ~: s; o" z: A. J
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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+ a; |! d- g* G+ kThe report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.$ t; a! f% S4 c7 c8 B8 B
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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.; e% I4 Y; E. {
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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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