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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales# k: V/ T9 j4 l# S) F" h; i" I
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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) C# |% f2 e+ I, n“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday./ ^. j2 v8 x5 y8 A3 W, M
2 p5 F, d ~. DSales 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. 7 N4 E+ B' _/ n3 D* Y
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.3 P3 F4 U; z' ~, p8 |! }' b0 U
w8 H: V3 v* ^# c- VThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.9 q6 S1 z0 C' @4 [4 \
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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' k. z2 q+ L4 U9 t" r“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”
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Year-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said.7 k5 S. ]3 o8 |% ~9 S$ m# X
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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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6 t2 s" q* A# c9 F* T/ {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 $320,289, the report said.
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5 S- t8 c/ H) {0 WInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said./ u/ J9 V5 {% y- b7 p
. T0 z# a; L) h- ~4 l9 K8 b“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.! C& E" ]/ a% _2 k5 U! s$ `% D
8 v# v5 Q. K. v$ F$ Q0 w, ~First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.( s, U) i7 z1 `0 k& J9 [
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”+ h. u. M1 y0 \, c
2 {8 b' Z$ G W1 Q; X+ 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.
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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., J4 t/ Z5 R8 i
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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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, X: X: ~+ L5 R“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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