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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
. L9 S0 F/ p) u l High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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! g6 z/ C$ T+ i8 E! H, QEDMONTON — 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.4 V/ O9 ]0 ]& @* L/ I" k" v
- n0 ~% Y; H* }7 S- _Sales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said.
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; [. b5 [ p3 f( W7 l$ ]# e' Z0 ]0 oFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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' {) e$ F8 p6 M2 `9 VThe 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.) R" U, O6 u6 r6 I! w d
; H+ W' t, ~0 R2 @“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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5 H6 w2 V$ f$ b6 m) G" L$ V“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.( e7 u6 S/ j/ \) N4 v- \
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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 2008.3 U" z1 |- q3 g+ \- A& T
# c% q7 ~& [$ g# PAverage 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.7 a' O: _/ W# ~. h0 _- q/ i
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said., Z" P. b- Q) }" J8 [
% N5 h% D: A1 S6 s J0 ~8 H2 m6 hFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.+ ]( v& w: X4 V: [
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”6 l; R* T8 ^4 H+ n
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.( ~+ R9 T# x5 r3 N* W: e V( w
% K7 a4 _/ C! i7 [2 CPrices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.
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“We cleaned up in the first quarter of 2010 because housing activity during the same period one year earlier was dismal,” said Elton Ash, regional executive vice-president of ReMax, Western Canada.3 s. W" f0 q$ }0 z+ W
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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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