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5 g% ~4 W* K" V5 SEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
. G5 B$ ?8 ?' y( h1 U High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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( W7 E( B: k; |6 Q' T# {2 kEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.' X" A- e3 L; [4 _$ i4 E
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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.
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Sales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. , m- d7 w6 E; Y0 h. H
' }: T0 k$ y, [& R6 C3 x2 S5 sFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.. _' M; J6 [! K4 H, c
) H4 ^6 K$ {: X1 R" k6 @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.
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7 {5 L5 _7 r+ G" H' ^, b2 Y“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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: ~- u# @' W* v3 Z+ e“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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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.( m# l4 H' V/ A
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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 $320,289, the report said.+ m1 b3 K* E4 H0 l4 G }
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.# U: s% `; H8 o/ J. ~" k
H# h/ h; I/ r4 ]“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.( ^) t) a# y5 y; Q) ?* M4 d: v2 P
. S$ E* a7 D( c" X" L% sFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.0 B7 Y4 B" z! Y K
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”) ]) f+ S# d R& g: X/ y
2 D; O7 j' b) O* f) `& q8 }, ^The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.3 S6 h: t% c/ Z1 g! ?4 j$ R5 y
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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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