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3 }4 s# L# j2 C6 N) ^; lEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
6 D# `& S- U# f( R 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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! C) z) ~# O+ g1 R5 S7 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.1 t4 B$ e( }; q
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Sales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. 6 y7 ]% D$ N9 f0 \. Q
8 h/ q6 t" A Q" v h& S, KFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.- r6 z6 a4 H/ G o) e S) D# i2 Y
0 @7 s w/ _8 ~“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. " y# [1 F+ e7 O7 F$ w1 o1 D
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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.”/ T% [: f: z2 o
* a- j% Z; A5 ^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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1 l H+ y( R. _7 s$ Z! pThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.3 w* n2 g+ W) P, u" Z! d0 a
2 V4 {' d8 e, s Q4 Q% s# m0 WAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.1 H7 o b6 \# M+ T* q
x# Q6 d* I! Z- ^* l# }Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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, J1 c1 u" A( a“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.7 L, E. P# t$ |& e# U9 f/ C$ z
t/ x4 m6 ?) U9 kFirst-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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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.”" ~! Y/ w6 t6 H) r
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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.
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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.
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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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