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8 `3 U- a) E: I) Chttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story' P k* r1 D3 `9 l1 d D$ a
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales' ~( B2 D: J% I6 W3 W7 D% q
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend* Y, q' y9 Z) w, ~, a+ t+ @
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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.$ ^- x& Y, x% B/ I
5 d* Y' p9 z: `6 b“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.. ^* Y& ]' s, d; T
) [# y" e+ C( d* ^9 d( }$ GSales 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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0 ?' E) P3 s9 C: |! \/ B9 CFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.1 w7 o9 J/ B1 h; R0 p8 Z7 S! q+ S5 P
# h* y8 i" {$ K4 R% a. P; n" ^* aThe 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. x4 B( x4 w/ t$ p' q/ G) M
( @: P9 `; _3 {. U r0 E“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. 8 P# S( }$ ?' q
8 ?' z/ B) O; K. D“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 K$ M8 C: f! H7 CYear-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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9 q' x: `" c: C- l% ^# C6 X8 nThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.: v$ O: X! ]* S
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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 $320,289, the report said.+ s9 f$ j5 u, D# f# M
" p, ]+ S7 }3 ?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.1 Z* h2 Y/ \+ K! |/ F0 D" y
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.$ D/ f0 G7 @; H
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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.”+ H* U& P6 g+ x, U% v
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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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F# h( E" g, q* o! x2 {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.$ W! R, r/ C; t n* Q, [4 ]
7 K5 T/ L" Q) ]3 S“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 j, I( a6 Y6 c6 r+ k9 i
& T1 ?% u. Z7 o3 }“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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