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; r s* h8 O7 w$ G" j2 i6 I# kEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales( W$ Z& @" w; `& Z* T/ ^4 q
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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% z% N% ]+ F) J/ n* T% c4 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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) l) ?; a& q' h; M6 B“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.% W9 B$ z3 L& F5 q2 R4 t: w$ c1 O
2 j W6 V9 W* ]1 ?/ |0 S0 X- P2 iSales 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. 2 R8 k, \/ c2 V
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.( `1 a( Z5 y6 W5 B
1 D4 T C0 b) b$ l$ J5 s" jThe 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. ) _ Q1 ^1 E0 {! F8 G1 C4 C% g
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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.”5 }9 G. U; E* R! w Q3 J
7 n f; H1 S0 c, R/ vYear-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.5 ~1 } \( Y" g8 g
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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.+ x" h9 E$ ]0 q9 ]# h1 t
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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 $320,289, the report said.7 O: l! b8 N5 V. W8 h) y5 k3 e% M
- h$ [! y0 C( e, FInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said./ W0 H. r# H/ [* C
) R8 ^; I; o w( a5 x/ d* K“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.' m$ P$ M2 H& W/ ~- H! b% i
2 |" J+ V6 |! q; j6 k* U$ WFirst-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.' X6 f% b0 e0 c D3 p
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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.”0 `3 {8 u4 o! Z! ^: I* I+ ~
5 I* A" ^; D* i. l, C# CThe 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.9 @5 T5 W: d- v+ f
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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.; a1 Y; Y, P. d+ t, |
- _9 C0 E' U5 C: b“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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4 q- p U( O% a( S“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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