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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales- f, Q# x% |' m! A, A2 n
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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“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.- e$ a' d' C1 p5 T; W6 ~) ?
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Sales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. ' g3 P1 i- l: u9 g$ W
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million./ `( I1 [& W% X" w
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”
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/ R5 j$ C$ ]: I5 T- G8 c' LYear-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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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.% ]9 R F2 z2 z. a; ^+ k0 V
; w/ h+ q& C. F; BAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.% T7 O. o8 G. J1 S$ H# ~6 U
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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p. `' z5 q) e+ C% e) BFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.+ `( ^. ?& h& x, D. |* G0 P
& g1 e/ Z' r+ XAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”0 x( a$ B: s+ K7 l3 J
, f8 Q' G, M9 MThe 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.. X1 b# `' S. K# Y" r
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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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2 {$ L/ f8 u) |- A. P. C0 m$ `/ J( v) }“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.9 d* c6 {# d% \/ k/ h* [
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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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