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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales1 ]# C" X: F$ q1 |- }) m. ?
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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* k% t W" ~9 F4 Z8 o3 PEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.2 O1 q0 A/ L" W, L3 `& s4 R
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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.2 h* Z7 b, C+ D- y# X6 d3 e
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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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/ w( M% {( W' Q. [9 g4 r' TFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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6 P& X: _: x4 L' H8 x3 y: G6 G* B- b2 NThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.' e/ r2 \9 L4 Q
1 a$ c9 z+ r K% Y" Z7 B7 H“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. & ]; b! l+ G' P7 ?6 V
3 `1 N2 @% h* {8 Q9 n“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.”& U' t- ?2 o! R0 ~2 w9 Q9 Z
4 q1 F4 c. u# |1 XYear-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." a/ O7 j* D2 e1 V) {/ V
: S# K$ ^4 W/ y8 b, qThe 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.
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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.. k7 B& z# a/ L3 d/ a
& Q! q7 K& `& Z- ]6 [: Z3 R, UFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.% z% ^+ u5 f9 u9 Q: m \ ~
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.' Y) ^9 ~$ v; I8 N; |9 s; P- {
& {8 U/ E8 }% I% b7 KPrices 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.
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$ L- Y* m9 v) V, t“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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