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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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& v+ J( X `" k( S$ k, j- m' bEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
5 L. b2 _( G: M- A: f$ x2 v High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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+ @ } d7 S, I& P6 u3 U; zEDMONTON — 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.
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Sales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. ' U& c. [; n' O2 }+ | C" ?$ Y
2 R3 I6 v& z1 k2 _- JFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.; h7 C3 f! u) k7 T2 c. _" S
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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.* b, o9 C, n: Q# u
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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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2 \$ D+ A2 a! `“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.”, j* q- S; U. O- T7 K
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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.& i( h- T+ n4 B- W: B
* T ^8 I+ r7 g* ?; ], GThe 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 j) b5 t! X% d3 m/ k; ~
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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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' m% c% X7 O! A0 K+ ]8 VInventory 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.! U4 d# h& ~2 {+ X/ a7 S
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales." o; t& C6 V/ I; m- `
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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+ J6 f& f9 U! h" D. T) KThe report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.7 W% n" s- O3 D( W+ w/ N
2 ?. p7 V8 B: uPrices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.
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“We cleaned up in the first quarter of 2010 because housing activity during the same period one year earlier was dismal,” said Elton Ash, regional executive vice-president of ReMax, Western Canada.
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- J% ?" k! O2 f$ o$ [/ w1 c“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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