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2 G9 w' M+ s; a, f( _$ IEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales! k* o: d2 ]7 |9 S5 E0 z$ [% [
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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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.
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5 Z: {4 C7 w* T9 U/ Y% W“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.! G' t, N2 } g' Y: O
; I. y# a5 k" h' bSales 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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- n* w3 _, P. Z i C6 U8 i/ R" u% NFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million. u. W5 E: _" d9 ?% V% K
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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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& a! x7 R9 y1 k5 n3 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.
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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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9 Z3 x: o7 `' N9 V* B3 [0 |* FYear-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 $320,289, the report said.4 T3 ~' a% n3 L; O2 ]* c4 Z
, Y; S& S: B0 D( q7 ~Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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2 B8 c* Y: E+ n6 i“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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9 T0 S$ E- Z+ R4 L. 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.5 @ K& _0 |1 n
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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.”/ V# ~) n5 P0 r2 ^7 z
, f+ _" Z4 c' f9 \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.
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3 C- I2 u& y1 BPrices 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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1 n3 Q( y% j/ F: y“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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“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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