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1 b- k6 @/ g% p% NEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
! t" r* W7 u+ 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.! y# c( _( _+ }9 P
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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. # {- j' u6 N& L& d# @7 B
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.6 a) r1 D" F4 E( H* k
* h" S8 V/ U- ^; {. y' j% _3 jThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.0 V4 N0 l" Y" X+ C
% j0 X' o- s% E; e6 p; d* ]+ Z“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. 3 k& m3 @! x) h7 {: |7 K
+ B- j c, x, I9 l: E) @5 }' O- c3 S“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.” ]* W1 p* U- K0 K
/ }6 p% ^; q: Q& b+ V$ qYear-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.* l8 A ~$ B7 q7 }- U
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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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" \' J, C2 ^+ x4 Y. l) |% zAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.: w: e1 T/ U. q1 N+ \2 j9 T2 [$ x
4 p. t. E/ L5 f0 BInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.; P6 ?& X; s" r0 y" z
: _4 I/ d( j: B# u/ \“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.; t) _5 _9 N: Z# R h) v5 w& b- `9 [
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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.”( D/ y- P: V' a( ~4 A
$ h& j! `3 _' M/ I/ b) r; ^6 tThe 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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s# e! h" W% qPrices 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.- t, }1 R4 o5 b6 L1 c6 H
* r6 L: V j* A% W/ Q9 n2 R- T. f“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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