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$ H, v) ~4 v. p$ K5 eEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales! E- \: X/ W- m( P
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.+ V- ]% J7 k2 ]+ l
- U+ Z5 R+ u6 e6 U“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.
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6 h+ z& P6 X) V W! z" VSales 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.
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7 N0 Q P: {0 i6 T! m6 g% @& bFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million./ f' B4 I% T7 d. A2 ?4 @
4 b3 Y- l$ ]! ]; bThe 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. 0 K3 h. |* G: T. }6 k0 C2 A
8 n- g; y- i. G& h" K“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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0 t* F& G$ }6 o9 m3 a3 v: JYear-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. a$ k/ w* M! L! A/ W: y* Z
/ x4 n$ [$ Q& R3 J1 lThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.; N3 H: Y! V; w9 s
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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.) k& ?8 o8 l' E/ z
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said." x% h+ H9 ]7 p' l0 v
8 O: h& Z5 U( Y( \; w. q6 L“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.! j2 T1 Q) b& g. A1 E9 E
- n) q: Q( S+ P b: ^, qFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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: r& Q+ P: B2 Z2 T2 TAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”: C6 ?1 R0 d: W- B! C! ~. N
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.0 ?! A$ D: {6 x
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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.
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1 w# E( H- M5 \# e2 n; M- l6 m“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.& A) S. _( Y4 Y' d0 p- N" i7 ]
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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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