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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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( d; P1 ?. \; j# [3 }% AEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales- q0 e! K2 U k: n3 d3 e7 z/ I+ y
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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; g$ B! w( A2 c8 BEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.3 G5 F# i8 \% G( v- l7 F
+ Z8 S' s) R' V& e6 J# r( U# W+ m“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 Q3 p8 u* @: x% H( ^. c w
- ^4 P+ L- a+ @$ 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. : u% s2 i& g7 V5 |+ R; S' T+ W# \
' I# p: T6 e" k. D0 ^! v! a. Q2 \Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.- d- W J$ i, k2 {; D( U$ }
0 d" d: Z" a: q! w0 ^! s* j* S5 yThe 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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“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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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 l9 ]( ~/ u4 c2 [3 PThe 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 $320,289, the report said.
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: S$ i( H/ P3 M5 r$ XInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said., _- f) `" ]( O2 ^
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“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 $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.4 i9 U8 W: H& w* r: C# |# p3 Q h& j
# e- ]+ C' K2 r2 E& Z( dAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”; f) i% y7 B6 |3 ?0 l& q1 W- [3 Z
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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9 ~6 i* G% B( m8 m# a" N; c* K; LPrices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area." s8 Q+ a: d4 l* \& I' E8 n9 t
1 m" z; o1 |; h! j$ m4 H“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.
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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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