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Edmonton 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.1 L2 M$ l3 |7 P( K; j
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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.' o$ x5 V0 L( ?$ Y- B% T1 h
1 t& M3 \0 ^& k, l* kSales 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.
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.7 O# I' q# m9 ]2 q. k B+ w
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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.5 o( A7 J! o) z* f
; r3 \$ e/ S1 n* a0 [3 s0 [“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.! l) Z% H4 I1 `% Y. y' E* D
3 T2 M* w6 g" n2 o6 xThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.# j8 c# J+ ^) l
2 m4 j3 x) a+ ^: Q8 S; nAverage 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.* ~ D1 ~' v. S3 k+ ]. X7 w4 @8 k }
; z. L# u# v& l" J5 N* b( oInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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- i/ S6 i! H% C“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said., n: a9 H8 z. u d
# M- e+ E8 v& \& QFirst-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.”& r" G4 s# ^, z- Y! m0 H7 W
, K9 U' \) V) b9 o+ M6 F% c" Q; YThe 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.4 @& G! x) E( h4 _- b8 j) u/ I
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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.+ t) R Z3 k$ p
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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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