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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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; `/ g3 o: K1 {( Y, @! vEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales- X" B" w* N1 l, m& V. C( [! L$ P4 c
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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1 G, T: e- a" ]( p. b9 L& h; ZEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.. i" B- I- ~$ i: l1 C1 j* c
/ J* ]9 q' m+ P“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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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.
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million. }" q( |1 B- y4 O3 k
/ }4 d5 ]6 h7 v8 B+ d- @4 w- gThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.! d$ j/ ~9 F+ Z& n+ \0 j- n; z' q
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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. # Y2 R' t" U2 t, l
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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.”$ ?9 q5 x% q2 V5 G: G
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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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( e9 g+ m F3 ]The sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.0 f, \: ]9 J& F! I7 N, n5 ^' @* j, ^
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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 $320,289, the report said.
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! X: C5 T: C+ N8 L: @' c- {Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.( B n. n+ J3 \4 @
/ O9 A- s2 d6 n; C$ w“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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5 O Y( j' R" g" z& b1 ^ d) QFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”# N- O [# U" ]5 V3 I
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.) O, E. _1 n8 b9 G/ Z" v% c _
4 p* b% x9 p% g! OPrices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.
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“We cleaned up in the first quarter of 2010 because housing activity during the same period one year earlier was dismal,” said Elton Ash, regional executive vice-president of ReMax, Western Canada.# P& _) o# q1 E$ {6 q0 [' q1 j+ o
3 u5 ~9 l! q9 A: i% @& _% V5 D“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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