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# l% a. H1 ?6 k! O7 fhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story6 I, O8 B4 g+ v8 o$ R, {3 T1 U
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+ i" ?% S$ w; _1 `Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
7 ~8 Q( @, D! K0 J( h1 f 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.( H) [! D- O( }3 Q0 v
. J, P! v$ B4 g/ ]“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday., [ ?" @8 L, n( n# E2 J3 u4 W. ?
L4 g, `6 X- L% L5 M( { @6 r( oSales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. 0 W' }2 l$ }* F
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.! ]. e6 h V$ t# S! w5 W3 d) ^' [
/ \+ ?7 I) Z4 Z% ?. `/ TThe 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.+ m9 K) o$ C. e9 f' A7 ]
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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. ' E+ F; O% F9 M! f- L
6 w9 i/ F2 |1 k, Q“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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9 ~" F0 H3 y; x+ A; w, D! j# a7 E3 kYear-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.( }# d$ \" D; ?' p6 l. u# m
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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 2008.7 G! d4 o- _ i3 |
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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.
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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& @0 n8 J- W% P“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.6 M8 u7 n; N% F2 F9 l
5 K! Z( e2 U0 x. d; w# e. t6 k eFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.0 ~9 w K$ I3 t) y# s$ G- S
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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.”4 d9 {" X9 b7 }; }0 J. s+ 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.2 N" t* o/ g5 _6 K, M
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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.' k; V- q4 ?( \. D5 B
, E% k3 m, |- L8 h( 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.0 o! L7 I/ `+ B3 s
9 C5 B: ]2 H" n. W$ N' |7 o“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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