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# y3 t2 h0 ~% I" Zhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story. X1 d# z! d+ g' Z( Z6 |& g0 I% F
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales( b/ s. \! u" e
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend, F# D3 ~( v: J' E4 I6 y$ }
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$ C, [7 G) _& o: P& m' d$ cEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.1 b+ [( _' i& Q; z
, Q/ P" a8 l8 q“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.0 P# v9 ~) k' F' J
$ C" N" n" }' o+ LSales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. 1 y; i9 ?/ ~3 y) f- ~ c! \* J& |: R" Y
( S$ [7 b7 Y2 mFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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/ k9 Q7 h3 h' `$ `“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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* P* Z* w" X9 Y/ g+ x+ {“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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" E$ k4 l) n6 t' T/ tYear-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.
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" a: _ G) z2 \" W1 T* KAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.+ r# Y4 ^: P7 W) ?; o/ D
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.8 G# i1 v$ b- N- ~$ ]1 {
) T' j% f5 m3 S' EFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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) s% C0 y; R( x; e+ h! A4 Z* P6 N/ ]) nAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”; o* w; ?1 y0 P! z3 `2 {# u
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.4 d: I! o5 ~7 m- F; Z
# |9 `0 o. U% @Prices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area. s+ V: t8 d# s) h6 K
- h d- ~ V5 v) l“We cleaned up in the first quarter of 2010 because housing activity during the same period one year earlier was dismal,” said Elton Ash, regional executive vice-president of ReMax, Western Canada.% z9 |( z: |6 c9 M) b9 R q
3 G, a$ ~# u& _( j" ~“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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