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( H- ?3 U: u/ I& m' v7 q" J. }Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
; C: E& `6 ^) s High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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* p* O; w& W# v c! k- h( K/ k" 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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( B/ C. D$ l9 }" Y, d. ^ Q“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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* C7 J) r8 V1 jSales 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. 8 W7 K* Q' ?! |+ j4 S1 V
; @* E: S- r. P5 x+ u( n) lFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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: u5 [1 [7 i& JThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.6 T k9 I4 {5 X! x
4 r# k/ ]; U V. H3 m% [ X“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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. S" t! ?$ Z7 o% f* W/ 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.”
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* Y; V, Z* m4 n# C8 \* ]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 2008.1 L# s5 b) O# k3 C+ s; q3 T6 ]
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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 $320,289, the report said.
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: r8 B( A8 f ]Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said., w( S6 X1 b. r( `: y" E( p
6 z5 G9 x( M8 G0 |4 m! N( A$ y& k“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said. |' y7 m5 X, R0 k2 H1 `
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.5 z. u7 l. Y& y. d% J' q
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.) w, ^1 Z( e2 m) x& y7 |
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Prices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.
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“We cleaned up in the first quarter of 2010 because housing activity during the same period one year earlier was dismal,” said Elton Ash, regional executive vice-president of ReMax, Western Canada.
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c9 h5 C, T1 ~$ n) @8 g“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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