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7 @" j& v' G) @) I3 r% d% |Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
2 r9 V2 B( Z2 V0 C" A% p High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend8 }; J, I' T+ W* x# ?( [, R1 K* K, W
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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.9 ?: L0 P' q( o7 u" C
+ h! i d" r G1 n7 w1 M“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday./ C/ [& B: h# ] e/ c7 [( B8 r
, k6 V: @3 n |7 @Sales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. + u& L8 E$ J7 r8 b
, a. I3 q- C0 }Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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5 h: z4 K \' A4 k2 {$ UThe 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. 1 i1 z! j8 t$ V, H0 a2 e) F, ~% G0 c
8 z- \+ [5 |8 ]) p: x“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.”) F9 `& b& U6 _4 {* y s$ E
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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., B. v) A! [* u3 T
/ @6 U% l+ F- J. j8 R( |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.
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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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& \; M8 `8 j h“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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- l7 @# W& L9 d; p1 ?- M/ D0 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.9 u0 i" l& i# d% g9 w* w0 K9 _2 _
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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 v, A _( Y4 c6 D: V( L
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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.
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* @# J' T4 I R; ePrices 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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2 @9 n& O& p1 I4 o/ J“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." c) M& M" S5 _+ X1 p& I: C
- h' h+ k8 U- c/ j% B“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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