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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales$ Q- l$ p- E! [3 e7 A- n# ]9 ^ _
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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0 ?0 Y' X4 p7 Q4 H" k# s) oEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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“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 M! k9 C9 \# z; O
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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 $1 million.! l8 l3 D. _# H% [6 D$ X$ g
0 W2 k* L. E% r* ?& u+ u& `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. L3 e6 L1 {* l) b7 k
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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.
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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.”0 N) Q( g; {. m7 C3 V9 @
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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.6 }" Q& \. u( \4 ~; B! d o
' k/ Y3 m$ X$ @: Z$ @' \# KThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.7 h1 D) O8 \2 `) `& B% A- 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.
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: }- t* R7 y( K0 D6 c# B& n- }0 @Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.: W) Z+ N" e; Q) C1 G1 V, |# f N6 q- S
6 _3 U! |+ t) m: O4 D! X“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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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.”& _% ]+ K5 D. w4 \# k* Q
; n( z9 J; A. bThe 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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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.: \$ K+ k' R; s1 k4 |, W3 a
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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.! m. P! f5 A1 r2 l( q
3 l: i" ^) \7 C: J. ^2 G. H5 S“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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