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4 I, y3 a6 H, ~' {0 [Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales+ K& c( L V7 p; u) w
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend+ i! I: ?8 \" [8 Q+ J" D! l
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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.4 r5 M4 [: \1 M# B6 \
" u6 z# i, N8 S; v; {% s+ J“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.# ]6 }) Y( n4 B7 R$ C0 g; x
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Sales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. 2 k' N) u$ F7 m3 x/ g! Q9 ^
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.6 p$ W' {1 u$ ]9 {# v# D
' r; T3 B/ x$ j% [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.& i* \" v3 t `; j: F. C
1 P7 t& K, O0 b) I“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.”- l' _. y% r- A8 B+ b
" [) U3 G( w! R& e' D# RYear-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.6 O) r* A2 |* z% T
8 y0 T. N& O4 Y9 w$ GThe 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 $320,289, the report said.; |, d8 ]. y+ ]* P- I7 c
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.% Z7 @9 i4 L& ]9 j! y- X
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.# Y; ~( r$ `- f! t1 _* x
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.7 v4 ~8 Q" B+ v6 M4 {
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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' a2 r& ^' X. @+ L X4 B' ?The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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$ W" l' l3 Q4 @" |2 ePrices 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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' X5 @: m8 p$ }! X& l, W" e% y“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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