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: p6 [; D/ X. q& \Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
1 H% B# b% d. w5 l6 N! w High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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& n) V9 `. N5 y) S. |; z2 m1 KEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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! {6 j( ]' n; j7 z“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.
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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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( B' D" s% C3 a+ n2 u( y! AFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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2 Z8 t' l! Q8 a2 m2 v1 MThe 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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# \) H$ ]( j- }( k+ P, T“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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* [6 T! ~5 t* ^- x+ X4 @3 W“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.”# B- s/ `+ @. d( ?7 I1 W
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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.
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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.! |$ t, T" e `
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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.! t% Z" g, p% `
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said." h8 T# }# m: W5 H; g( l1 u
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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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" ?: `' ^. h. s# }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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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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. B% u6 H( o1 ? b% rPrices 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.) }. D3 M4 i( L. }0 @7 S
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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.8 c" \% ~8 m6 _! v, {& g
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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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