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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
, X0 X5 C3 `- I% L1 t; C High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend7 A9 a8 n, s: n
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3 Y5 I' Q9 ^6 {% g) x4 mEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.1 V5 w! ]; {, G1 z# S1 A
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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.6 R' ]; i7 ~' V 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.
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.4 z: T+ O' X* p/ q/ Y% R n
+ f% O6 e, }5 x* N% 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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% r( Z- M% g6 M0 l7 E- K# K" A“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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“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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# u" U/ `; @+ M. N' p0 @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.* @. f g2 a6 q
4 J. x f# G- |. Y! j& |" T0 z7 _The sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.7 W5 }: b9 N/ C* @' }8 q/ 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 $320,289, the report said.- K+ ~& E! D; u. F# R! F9 M, ^& f
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.) `$ g9 Y' e! O: j/ Q3 s/ p
# N/ z* Z# b ^7 q: ^* A“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.- `- O- E' O1 V( m% P7 J: H0 Y
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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.
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An 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.”6 f: d( y5 N) X
; S- z5 G2 s0 j9 ?2 C Y; c" \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.3 o9 T5 F( k" s. |! L9 f% J% ^4 o
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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.- P }# i; D0 b" o3 D
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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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