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, g% O8 [: O0 `) m& K! \6 M4 L6 E: LEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales7 ~3 m; _1 p: u) i! O
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. f6 ^& P; M) a( T
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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 $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. 6 C7 u, c/ z; X! e- c5 X
3 v9 S2 X$ j$ ]! J9 `8 {9 HFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.: q+ @) J& A4 e0 f% 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.4 f# W8 [; J: M. L& ?4 a
/ h6 l' e/ U" s# B. N“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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9 k! x: [4 M4 f+ Q- |+ u! a“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.”& z( K( |9 p ?# O& [
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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.
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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.2 M. c+ l2 h7 d
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.! m2 ]% K) n: X1 h3 A8 t
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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c% k2 E s* }! U: ~' s/ _5 sFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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8 j9 N, \0 R7 ^& ~6 j6 v) rAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.” S+ L# g5 v) s% }5 S* z- [3 z/ ]
) N( v" {! I, M$ 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.
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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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+ L9 w) a. d' f4 Q" N% K“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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