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_4 U. l" c$ hEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales/ t) q+ h, c) D6 }7 p
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.
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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.# F) W5 z) u) r
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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. 6 p! d, [# O/ d5 P# p( r. X6 c
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. . \& L7 W& Y5 r2 d$ d- n, k
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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.”7 \5 {5 I. z" v J/ 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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3 U8 q8 {+ R7 b# LThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.% }; C7 \$ Q ?6 p4 ?1 L
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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.7 \1 |9 r0 Y& c/ U! P
3 q# ?6 `8 f# p! V' |Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.4 [" c) {8 Y) S* V) x: K
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.+ Q+ b- h9 z9 L4 E
7 L: t- H2 Y3 u, s2 ?First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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2 ]9 j* v# m8 i4 g/ J* S$ A2 ]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.”. B% Q5 H- F8 p ?: P) O
, E: y9 m4 p, O- X. r gThe 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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& o& b1 R# r* d+ \3 U3 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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, M% ^; q& m$ z“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.5 ]; [; i# x( k7 {* e
) ^' Y6 K, H+ p' v$ B0 t“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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