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+ H; P5 F5 B0 z" D' R1 R! |$ G: gEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales! T2 K! X6 v! [- j4 x
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.% h9 y1 M, ^+ D, X( q4 I2 P
7 K0 R' `. _! g, U) A C5 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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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. : s* }7 K9 `9 z/ t- W
, N. N+ Q3 G; r' tFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.1 u6 W4 h2 c& d5 W
W6 l' X! n: Z; H7 X5 r7 |4 iThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.2 I+ w' r! |& `) m! H8 i
( p: f+ {" B' } c“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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: J) E; L, c# @" y' M6 s4 y“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”! L, a) m5 H; e5 {* t: H
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Year-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said.9 V$ ]9 {* V+ z9 \$ I0 W6 H8 K
( e: c# p( Q) f T3 I/ oThe 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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2 R2 W0 V2 ]6 o) N, Y# a" tAverage 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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: `' q% C* Y1 {" `/ HInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.- y9 y4 P* l& A, x
2 O, }( l! ?! x; A+ ?“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.9 k( f+ @! ^& Q3 h! }2 H" F3 w( [
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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5 N& S1 p) Z& A4 j* l6 N9 ` z% |An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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q. l, T; m$ F6 G# c3 vThe 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.- s" Z% x0 j! j, D/ Z* m7 b' b7 ^
0 A* G5 o) _, b) [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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“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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