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" t2 B, b" v0 z( T+ L; ?* W' ZEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
+ _% M! e7 w1 v) W2 a% E* e 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./ I) r, I' [0 x! w
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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. & q; e9 g& M( N/ F% w1 n9 h+ e' u
5 E1 M9 N4 Q* d: k7 g: X/ K9 k8 w! aFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.* [1 f4 v! ^6 x8 k: o
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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6 _5 j" |: R, s4 P1 b“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”
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Year-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said.
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The sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.8 D$ O& K/ x9 Y; k
4 }0 v. H! v( x. @$ mAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.$ {& _( E: X" i8 b5 ^+ e0 N
. w, k3 j! a9 R$ K4 a WInventory 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." b, Z! E9 S: @/ _
$ k3 j3 D; _- f$ ]5 A7 WFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.+ x4 j; M5 f- K0 k2 y# P
6 {$ ?6 k2 K) x) p* HAn 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.”5 x( b a/ Z" |9 A: M" A# L7 y# R
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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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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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5 D: g6 q3 u: k6 o“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.( f/ D- x. l1 V6 R1 d) A
& W) v$ g3 C2 i+ n0 B, C“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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