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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales/ `5 s! @& n% ^% t8 b' q* w
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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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.
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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.* q( P( s- @: o e4 P# v
7 q0 C% r* e% I. W; A# j6 W: K: \( u. ^Sales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. 0 k& V% K$ W1 g2 `
, O! r1 F2 b* N( l* [Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.8 p6 z- o: L/ g4 k" M! i* Q
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said./ h+ H9 b& p, `4 d
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”% e7 t w$ Q6 v0 ]
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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.7 \9 s6 J, H4 j* P
4 f# }% D' n5 i. S7 l+ AThe 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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+ ~: K, h$ m+ _1 A- CAverage 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." k1 E; z7 ~7 m s! 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.. T: ^8 Y9 x- K8 ]/ a
( f8 G# L+ P# E& \* Y“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 $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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. t/ L8 ?8 j1 m& VAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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3 ^, d' S# @- yThe report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.5 A7 w$ D: @3 l+ u0 T6 o7 }
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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.8 P$ h0 D. n$ K& Q* t
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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.0 |6 R6 y) w) @7 }) B& }
( S% h2 n4 G( C8 ?“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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