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+ W! D6 y! m, E) L3 J% yhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story+ _2 g h3 i# X/ L% g* F( M1 ]
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1 `4 i E/ ~( YEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales' y* m8 M& J3 J
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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& @0 J; w2 E0 }, }7 iEDMONTON — 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.6 u1 l, u7 I/ L7 w/ V3 H
, |1 B8 R7 F8 y/ I# D$ ~. _' qSales 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 [6 w" w5 _4 W9 N3 A- v
1 e" p! [# }; D+ ZFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.; v6 r- Q6 O0 H# ^
3 j1 F) ^; d& p$ ?& FThe 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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& L; l! I2 |2 b- S( y“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.”! ^2 c0 |/ k9 v
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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.# a$ V7 F* n" v* e# g. R" G; \0 V
8 ^- P" h/ P; V x9 s' e* n: _9 {" yThe 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 $320,289, the report said.
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.8 I2 E! ^$ A# X+ I& s" u0 a
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.: X7 ~3 l5 y; X7 F% x& `+ f
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Prices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.. h$ X9 {; T6 Z T4 ]
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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.0 W5 o* [0 E1 m9 a
1 x" P, f3 z# S! L/ o$ m4 T“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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