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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story9 Y9 O2 k; d) I5 R& @. J% M
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales! v7 a: E1 t4 p S/ W; ^9 l4 M
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend: q8 F7 d( z7 d* u) D
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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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$ H7 d- ^6 ~# [/ t“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.+ U6 A, [- e* t' X) t3 m
% S& ~6 e0 T1 ]; q$ l8 E" aSales 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.; B2 p6 l5 |+ m r. x) i6 F }
- v8 t' S; A+ v2 @3 D, i, E) ^! 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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“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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- q+ \$ ]' J% }; r+ QYear-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.+ X( x9 S. D8 z/ n2 P0 y; U
X% w5 e6 H! dThe 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 }8 _' F( v* l f
, W/ F/ n& z' b2 \+ aAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.# y/ I1 H! l b5 G0 q- G
; A1 D# h$ R& ?- SInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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4 U4 e, S3 z6 V; v& O2 F- F. C“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales. T( h6 e! f. {/ R; M
% P7 S# M4 `: o$ JAn 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.”" P: a$ L. Z/ O; G2 k6 B
; j z% u0 X: i* B* w u, z3 _* nThe 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.
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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.# q& s$ _ z7 y5 c. ~# W8 V9 Q# p
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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.; @, o) P( u5 Z$ u( a) T
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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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