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+ w+ n- q% e/ }5 LEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
: H* [6 f5 k% @3 L7 _* w High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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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.: q# v1 n$ B2 p$ x9 u" {5 L% _
8 w, G6 Z9 @0 H( K4 N" U$ K“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday. _0 z8 n4 p, h* i3 ~5 m- Z
2 ]+ P' D! j2 K& ^- q5 }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 $1 million.2 Z8 e: U7 e' z+ s
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.9 d. m/ ^- ` L% k! N
, w7 L8 s# _: s2 c H' v“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”- ^6 x7 e: y3 G" K& @: D
" J/ S: G6 m0 n; r9 K0 kYear-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said.
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0 E1 w8 J) ?4 Y7 s: k$ p" \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 $320,289, the report said.* L0 S* e0 I8 \& c# S y" Y9 l( h4 V
5 r! J% x! h Y" @Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.' f2 A) e5 u8 D$ k1 |
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.$ n8 L. a9 U9 a7 T: d
9 V, F1 P6 I( r! H J) u, V, c, S0 s3 @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.7 m# X: l7 `$ _8 J7 q
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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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B& b, z. S) s3 d“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.' O& h" x, ]7 ~% X* b- E! [0 g
7 K; n& j! N$ y7 l8 N“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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