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- X8 c. F+ u1 L5 B* fEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
9 s( ^" l/ G; _7 k, }' d, u High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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7 I1 L1 O0 l6 v' R7 n! OEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax." p- H! L- F' Y3 Y& I, p) w: Z5 @: p
& ~, U" B# h0 {8 E“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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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.
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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" H+ |3 n1 ~/ a9 P0 Q3 lThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.9 g1 Q3 m a- N e
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. / t% V/ p K$ W1 C
3 r# n% a8 F. t! O1 |“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.”: @1 Q1 r6 [9 Z' {" [
& h: z4 p' j7 KYear-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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8 s8 x1 m2 v" y, Y3 { I* jThe 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 p( j- K0 }9 p% K w* F
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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 $320,289, the report said.% z& y$ ~: i R
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.6 x/ P, \0 m, f
A) t. |& P" E: _“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.- m4 ~( @( w5 q M' U
3 f' y+ p. U5 ]! F8 z' l9 ]! b! q: ^First-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.! T/ y E, ^9 _
8 N+ x. @( H3 R" d( WAn 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.”
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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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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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“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.
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5 W6 s5 i7 d! W- G' F“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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