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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales" ^- o; I% K, H; }7 d! Q4 }+ B
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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+ `6 C( M3 A5 v) TEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.- S* }9 p% ]% H8 W" ^% [
' K5 G( D2 d* k( Y+ w, b. w2 R" O( 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.* u% K, ]: u5 g i7 W) Z: r5 P
& _! Y: z( N0 K% z7 ]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. 7 A) @. a; g2 }) @
" V7 I/ I- K- wFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said." [# i7 v$ g* z. t* 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. . W/ e5 l8 S% V! b! j5 s* q
, V+ Z2 U- }4 o8 r4 t$ v* W n2 z“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.; U6 n6 k0 {; d4 B0 U* i. F
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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.
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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 $320,289, the report said.% i0 z" O. k1 u# D& j
. z6 ]3 O# `* X! p* T0 J* TInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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$ r# o2 ~! L9 F3 ]3 t“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 $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.* W7 O' P: D m9 {
) h* f# K+ H0 VAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.0 | U& @( v, H# C# m9 D4 y6 Q
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Prices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area., C$ U# S) Q- g: z
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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.- w+ K) y7 o1 }7 h* B
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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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