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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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# @, Z: g$ y: f. T$ M/ }Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales6 R! E+ w6 C9 h3 D, D* o
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.+ y& ~" ~% @. G, C4 F7 c i' P
% B8 h! `6 O9 V! D* `“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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) R! n n9 n5 P/ {- j5 l! `5 TSales 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.
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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.
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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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“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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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.' V1 U2 W9 Z3 K6 N
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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.. P3 x- W# k# I2 Y% k% G' e
1 D9 }0 n% f! ?9 o( m7 O2 J4 zAverage 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 $320,289, the report said./ e, b. _# _( S* ?+ m
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said." G$ Q! E& G2 t' P7 I$ M% |
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.8 P3 B; P, q4 _4 t; ` Z
. c: [9 P2 |& T q9 zFirst-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. z- S) k; w) A! |9 W
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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.”. j6 [1 ?) ]! i; |7 q
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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. ^) Z2 k4 O' N7 a# u
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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., U i- m5 u' h& C6 y
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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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