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$ N! z% h) X' f& |' B0 A; yEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
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% q+ O6 S9 h2 u m8 d- }* {$ NEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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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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3 X+ s5 D; t u: v1 XSales 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 $1 million.
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- G, D( Z. S. w2 A5 u0 w" WThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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& ~* c: i t' ~1 B. I* `! [“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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0 E2 X+ O7 `. Q: d5 I“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”; H+ F1 r2 z2 w& M6 D' T' c
/ s4 T# N2 Q1 b i# h, YYear-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said.
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The sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.7 Q# E. {! ?- [2 ^. O
7 G8 \* |) H3 A$ E$ |/ w7 x' m+ UAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.- F* p2 p+ \$ x" q
, X# D1 b' H; m! q" C6 h2 y Q, UInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.' h- h0 G i) Z0 ?
5 P$ U) T/ ~3 d% {7 n' X“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.- x3 L( E! \7 M: c% ^
# q3 O$ G+ A7 ~7 C7 ^First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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' v$ l+ {# z4 ^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.”6 G. T* V6 e2 K+ T- m$ |
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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.) ^( h$ H2 p2 l" g8 p
# W4 J( c5 J S% l+ GPrices 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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1 g1 \ M7 o2 M* w“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.0 e% K! d8 _- Q, o
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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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