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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
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* h5 S- O" e* z# `5 _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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“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.+ {( ^$ q$ ]& o, k0 I) w. X
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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. 8 F" ]9 O. T% \+ _
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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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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8 Q( v: J. l, B! O) N4 W“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.
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5 |* M3 i. q7 [% P4 c/ j7 v3 b ~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. f7 ]/ G! E( U" r
) R7 s* k/ G/ dAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.: L& \4 |6 B. M
/ i. f5 F! ~( y9 m5 `Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said./ ?& `, M8 }2 ?& W: B9 v% @* y- x
7 p: V$ T' y$ n4 ^“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.6 p! f/ G4 J& h6 a( A* ?
& I) ^. @; V0 P" N2 s& U( cFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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, J0 L! U0 E0 g+ b" I# HAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”& v# P8 n1 L& Z! _
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.0 M0 J" M' ^, R) O' r R3 V
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Prices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.+ d! i( K, K8 R# _$ o
5 u. a' u5 M. c& F4 r7 n, B) g“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.3 o2 [ f4 w5 u* _7 R% ^
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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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