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$ s: T) p, D' b$ g- v) Y {Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
; t! j% i: Z4 E6 r* n, W0 g, Q9 p O High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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2 O. U' q' {& ~! W8 K0 vEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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3 H& A! P8 u1 p) M# F! f7 ^“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.( \: h) q1 b3 y- 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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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. * p5 T+ u8 f; G0 ~& h, ~% N0 R- U
( ^" c$ ]& N' ~* [7 E2 D“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.”. q" m+ [) ?# A8 ^% f) j
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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.* c# y6 R! R* ?, y' l, v( i0 `
h' i7 T' q) s) {3 E* ]& A* bThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.+ Z6 k u4 s( _) o3 _0 b
7 @. s6 S f* yAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.# Y5 g( N6 a/ S' g3 Q! u
! A N( z2 u' K t6 ~" N4 j1 X“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.7 l/ N: c2 A$ S( X. A
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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2 _# f$ ~* z1 B- jAn 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.”% h; c5 o( _; z+ p
. I6 y# G/ ?, Z7 T+ ~- x7 J) _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." N8 K7 D- b3 f* W
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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.! i% }1 e$ C M, u5 d6 |
' k( ^+ V/ H+ o9 @! 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.2 n& y3 I# V4 \- m/ u+ M
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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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