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6 H, h' S5 l* l0 r$ ^/ n! l# W7 M8 wEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
4 B8 h3 i f: h High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend8 P6 K' r( L {8 {) D; u
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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.5 Q4 L* x0 a# [! W: P1 X
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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." r* ^+ s1 V3 g( L! E. B
5 x C* h$ V: i2 k+ l& hSales 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 $1 million.! W8 z$ k$ w2 R) D8 r
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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.& q: h" }- y1 Z0 b% {! _
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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.
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9 A" Q3 h+ r5 t, Q“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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3 F: H5 ^2 o5 R3 ?, u- [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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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.
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? F4 |4 F# `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.
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+ N/ Y+ N* x2 i4 x7 {/ fInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.5 i! q% {; K% E: V/ j
: T; K& `, K h, Q' o“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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" u6 m8 e: q8 p. p: z- x WFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.; o2 s) R U( t$ M
9 n3 H" W/ m, T, E: nAn 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.5 d2 b7 g( R9 O) M, l) R% G M
) T5 H; ~1 j! K" f' m$ g+ J" DPrices 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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“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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