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" ^* I; r; Q+ f0 m, `7 l; yEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales8 z& w* P+ V! U o: x
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2 {; [! K1 R. L# Y0 Y; KEDMONTON — 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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" [* ?! W* r$ @4 s$ P& eSales 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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0 W( j- k. {) _+ y) B5 |( TFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.. s( R! N: k' C" y5 p8 I
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”
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Year-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said.( Z% i9 ?; Z( a
, c* w6 A9 I0 V0 yThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008. m% M' W& H* j- Y; f2 e4 H" K* l
- @1 j$ |& M4 K( P/ E6 G: wAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said., K2 h+ W! S2 F6 D" K
3 K& ~" e+ l5 M. V1 s4 {* J“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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3 L$ }" z0 K4 ?3 G8 W& aFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.) ?' ~+ \: m8 @1 J$ y O/ j8 s
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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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# ~0 p# V) W: D7 d% S3 sThe 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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4 V! G: i2 t1 d+ ]5 hPrices 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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# p I9 }4 M. j“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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