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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales8 u) i" a( q, s& Z9 d
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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7 I5 m4 S! p! I6 LEDMONTON — 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.( p b Y: X% B9 q
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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.
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9 V* s+ s2 `/ E1 J5 f- QFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.0 {( a# m7 ~7 N- r m9 s' b' b0 Y
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$ {7 s: t$ Q1 |' k/ G/ K“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.”6 |8 A5 u' p0 x6 w, }5 w% ^& S
0 O a* J, q( T Q; ~/ k7 IYear-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.6 Y0 q1 R/ e+ `
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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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& B; n* c% [8 w0 ~" z( W; q; R {“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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0 J- I+ g. l6 n# }2 ?5 rFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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* A% s3 }+ W+ @0 @+ B& n+ d$ PAn 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.”
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: ? s6 x) d0 ? J. ^/ eThe 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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2 s( t7 x2 P% [+ _( l; C4 @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.- ~3 {6 m$ O2 q- v$ }
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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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) n. \; K5 _0 u# y“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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