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/ Q' G2 j4 r: s/ JEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales) B! \) _3 B9 E" t) S/ ]8 y# S
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend" L. a. i0 K, _( a3 n6 v
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3 C1 J" {7 O" Z# \EDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.+ Y( i/ {6 t4 s6 O. a) A
& P" g; A) [0 b* E2 L5 b5 `“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.* P0 y( T0 z1 R
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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. & G( ?" ?# c8 I& S5 f2 u6 n
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.. ]& s. I3 t' `. h5 H+ b
( q u/ Z8 q6 H- ]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.; r5 H) d. o/ `* g1 t! X; a
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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.”
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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.
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* n' X# |8 H: G. m: Z3 GThe 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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; i9 I1 s& p; h' ~3 Q5 S3 T9 PAverage 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.* Z( p7 i& g8 T# |# d3 t: y
( I0 E1 {# g" U5 U* ~, q“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 $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.8 p. Q: b- H2 n. K
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”% g: f* ^" g6 s5 A$ a
$ y' H4 Q3 ~& H4 U: U* i1 u/ CThe 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. G2 r+ e2 j( ?% g$ f- c; g
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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.( B Z& M( Q6 t; ~
" F2 N# o% u, n% F1 |5 ?) c# T“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./ N a3 g$ ^& [- Z
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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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