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7 ^3 R2 f' i# D- K( ]/ LEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
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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.. @8 `* Y& G! i9 W; u O) q
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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.4 b' F) C( c4 N2 H& b
! _( D" e( z# ?/ ?2 g5 N+ \- uSales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. # C5 }0 [4 a, C6 C2 [1 G' y9 E# T
9 q2 c. R" j$ L4 \" DFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.$ Z& d4 x( I1 p$ \0 S, i
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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.9 h; d8 e* e. v
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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. " s1 d) t0 z4 [4 _# S7 V7 v
+ D& q$ u+ q8 |) T+ ~“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.! N$ [# {% J4 P& b1 P
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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.
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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 $320,289, the report said.- K! d6 R/ y. V) \: l
) E$ |8 p6 }- R0 F$ C) ~6 B MInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said./ o1 B6 j9 {: y* `$ s' A4 h1 w
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”& x+ D/ r9 v8 R' J7 z
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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Prices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area./ H6 V6 f( q0 X* f; `- Z3 P' d$ u0 u
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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.' h$ D, ^' |9 U3 P' O
' N7 C B, O! Q4 G' M0 n) J“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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