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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
9 l/ t& g& ^2 f. U$ {5 r High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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3 b4 J V; ^# ~1 T2 o" B8 i8 G& m% VEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.- q3 \& Z8 q0 e8 o5 R `
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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.! d3 _" a3 h5 E5 p( |6 A7 x1 D
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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. 1 b+ x4 ^5 _2 B! S
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.' A m. U$ \' G( ^7 n; ]
6 \$ p, n0 S5 ~$ [* e; q( Q5 eThe 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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0 R+ f7 D* X" t/ C' p9 s“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. ) n8 y6 x% n" ~* g5 O$ a
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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.”3 r @) J4 N! L: g ?
4 v) R8 n8 E7 \( M; y$ {8 v1 `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.1 W6 ^3 E$ A* k: x* }7 q2 J. T
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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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9 P3 @! F& j$ C' s* J, aAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.0 F7 S4 i7 U4 i& c: V/ A$ z) K" f
7 o- ^9 l: B- I9 j7 sFirst-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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% p. y7 M- W* V! 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.
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1 ]& D6 o8 @4 a- e7 F* wPrices 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./ a# G: a; c4 ]% [' f
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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.0 F/ E! B9 l& w. p8 m/ f) Z
- j: I- f9 Q) t“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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