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8 s [- ^% n# X# PEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales# [$ o/ F5 m9 R4 M
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend% o2 h6 M0 P0 H. G5 M) F$ S6 m
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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.4 Y1 f" Z; n2 Z; F4 k
v9 W# C, K+ z; N0 b% |2 ^“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.3 Z1 D I/ d) z, u" U
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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. , J! e9 M2 R9 Y
. c+ W6 {+ j" Z7 LFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.- @% \( q' V& K' p
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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.1 T1 B- E2 q( Y6 Q8 `5 k
1 y, p& g0 d( E, Y* S7 E“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. , o9 D: C% u5 y" {, R# Y; ^
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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, G& P& l; g+ k6 F
9 ?' g( ]0 T0 \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.
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/ P5 f$ w' Z* q/ t* m' \The sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.4 a0 e5 z( C) Y5 v; c
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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.4 L9 k& z. H1 F
7 l3 [2 ?( y1 b/ c' a8 IInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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. p8 k* c3 U! D" ~An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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1 ^; y* }+ L2 YPrices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.
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* L& z4 k+ K: ]! q! n“We cleaned up in the first quarter of 2010 because housing activity during the same period one year earlier was dismal,” said Elton Ash, regional executive vice-president of ReMax, Western Canada.% C' q* V# a1 Z' A5 a1 C7 X
, O. ^! L- K! R* v$ {, V“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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