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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
/ `$ T& I9 _2 ?1 \ 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.$ C1 F6 X: }7 \9 }" n2 X' K
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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.! \( y$ o E0 x+ X Z& K
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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. - R/ P- v, O q* b7 u# I- B
# x4 o. k8 o: `$ l: Q+ a! o, MFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.+ [* I' \# n% o5 c
* \, a/ @# p0 X8 X) _( ]% YThe 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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# U2 Q$ C3 j* E“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. 4 j0 }2 C% C7 L3 E0 d! q7 |( O
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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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. v! Z; a- z& IYear-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." S8 S. m9 J/ H, ~
* v5 |# }; p% m a& sThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.# m. M) ~9 M/ l" t' h: t* h2 h
2 H. G, G7 i* QAverage 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.* _( Y% R6 s- C
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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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: K" n: O) ?6 m1 E8 n“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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5 @7 {8 a& L1 e* fFirst-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.! ]/ N5 H5 a/ u- F4 l: 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.”) i7 T# R4 P* E- E( n" k1 z6 i
$ v, y$ i$ s* x0 I& oThe 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.) R# D1 \- T; v
: }, y" \7 U1 r& S. }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.
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4 H; z& E8 a% N: i, D“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.; ]5 R! |" \) O
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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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