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, J" v( |7 `0 k+ LEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales2 v" K0 n" B( k# P
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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3 {; q/ p9 Y$ q- @4 D/ LEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.( P7 W! c$ J/ N- K+ c$ ~
& L. I# S" f+ G. _: X: G6 l“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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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. ; O( U( O3 g) d4 Z5 n2 _, y2 Q# J
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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$ @, G( V1 k1 y4 E. J w, a* o9 @ TThe 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. c/ j' C, {* l, f7 l
4 Y! o: s. h/ S6 i0 G& A“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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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.5 m* A7 j# E! X2 { r3 {# K
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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.& d$ u* X1 s3 o
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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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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.7 y6 a2 R- p( E) K. w- f3 G6 v x
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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" v" Z! X1 |8 ]7 S) l" ~7 R# uFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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$ u, B. e* E, X# ], D5 ZAn 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.! V& `' G9 c: c, t. R. X
1 H+ F/ _0 p7 \" W: F: hPrices 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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“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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