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4 `) q6 @4 Z3 v% m, \" P2 m8 A m% @1 zEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
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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.( J9 m; `9 P l' b N0 b2 k
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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. i# M$ c0 ~ Z L+ J) F' U
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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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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said./ A$ j$ M8 b# o# Z
) ?- ]! \# L5 Q' {7 g“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. 6 O, r2 e9 ^5 K4 m7 e0 a0 J, H
) @! u2 B0 C* I' N* L0 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.”
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% a, a8 X' l0 o7 k5 i/ UYear-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.' o" t6 |5 z/ |# Q. x7 y* G% q1 q
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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 2008.0 \. T9 ~. S( Y2 l
3 E2 W( m5 l1 q8 B! P0 \% SAverage 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.
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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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6 h: s p# C1 ]6 A“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.# `6 S8 l" N, N# F2 X Q1 v7 W
4 M5 C. @+ {* |9 \- X! X3 z- oFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales., L! E. L3 j- f
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets. S& {" L X' P6 t
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Prices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.' f `' n; b R$ r3 w/ v- G
+ M1 ~8 }/ O2 U4 f5 O/ \/ 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.2 Y$ } e6 i. H! N7 T8 R! h0 E' i
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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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