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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales7 u/ S. y1 p" B, c1 G0 t
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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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.
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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.
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Sales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. 1 U6 p2 D" j7 ~$ K7 a8 m: i
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.- E2 h4 ?) n! p. U! R9 Q
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.& s2 e1 m( |* L/ Z) f# I' f
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. / J% G$ k/ v1 p6 G7 C* D
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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.”: \$ b( T0 y8 G3 Q9 t2 t
* _3 B9 m- Z3 p9 L; SYear-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 2008.1 L8 W5 D$ n) U/ 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 $320,289, the report said.* j0 s7 r! @7 e) @: F9 `0 Y5 P6 r
; Q8 i$ }- |( L4 _0 O* s6 fInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.& Q' Z: z: H$ U7 {3 z% t. \
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.! p3 Y3 t7 g, {* T( M, n( H
; T8 J8 U7 g5 @& v- r. H1 RFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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. y1 m @) r |4 g: s+ MAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.” h# H& t$ B, U6 ^
. V: E3 v+ T+ v& }. AThe 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.: c0 R: A8 J2 v( y1 g# a2 P1 d
1 i" h# q- K3 }- H+ _2 F8 e" p SPrices 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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* d) @: E# G w/ [& A' t“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.% r; G# E" X/ L( J1 D0 @/ P U
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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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