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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
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9 q: u( S5 f# ]8 K- c, [8 a+ lEDMONTON — 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.9 c( Z' q) I1 E
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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. 1 c9 Z* o0 U4 i0 l( G0 n
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.( c7 n, a2 e6 c- b: |
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.6 V( c0 Z$ |, j* r0 E n
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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.”
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* W- e# x: l: g: b" f8 [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.
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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 $320,289, the report said.
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, ?# \: W: s/ d; E7 Y1 r' LInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.' w! ]# B6 y( ?2 S8 C- \
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.4 } d. r1 q8 X0 F$ R
( Z8 j S( ]/ j8 mFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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$ {- Z6 a8 F! v# M+ p( }, }9 IAn 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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& `# x+ |' j; X5 U/ A {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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' m/ Y) D3 D/ 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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. ^2 `: b; Z- g“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.; n* @' w+ P! w0 W4 r$ [
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