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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story8 ]6 f4 k% K. x
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2 t, N T8 J/ k. J& M- VEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales! J+ m+ W( z2 ]* i( ]
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend5 b$ ^) E6 N+ ~- d5 F( J& h8 E
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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.# ]" q. ~3 K1 W0 D
& ~! A n: N& @3 P5 ^Sales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. " y" W$ T# W& R- a4 p$ I8 {
0 x; g$ y5 d6 D1 UFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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/ o, A6 T* e2 {( T, C( n2 p3 sThe 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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, ^# n9 @, V3 T: H: V+ k“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. 6 X. a* N2 H' a' F5 @
; l% D4 ]' d" O' Z; F“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.”! q' L. o* ^8 m
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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.
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9 Z" B0 {4 m( }3 u+ AThe 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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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 $320,289, the report said.
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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$ l2 Z2 `! c- A1 v. B“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.9 n$ n. o! e P' K
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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+ s8 O# F5 i- j) [. ?An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.+ T3 F+ F2 C* \" f% ~
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Prices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.: w+ i4 G% J; c" P1 i( \
1 P+ t4 t: ?. E O: g8 x“We cleaned up in the first quarter of 2010 because housing activity during the same period one year earlier was dismal,” said Elton Ash, regional executive vice-president of ReMax, Western Canada.1 A1 e/ L/ l7 [# A0 C' |1 [
) P b% [8 O! j9 v6 u3 _$ ]“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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