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. f B; { G$ phttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story1 Y0 w6 C1 X3 ~4 L1 C
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0 A! u, k" B/ ]4 \* qEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales/ p W+ s" d0 a. C1 V% h4 }
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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3 u# z& c/ [- n- @. w/ s) H4 J, dEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.4 D3 Y1 `. m# E- A
$ e4 M3 o0 v- t8 {“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.. b& ~* a1 U2 n2 |8 a5 e
- @/ U. E' s& M0 \6 S8 ?% ]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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/ u) ?% n2 ~ f+ x, n. l2 s+ lFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.7 o8 T ?: W: c4 N' ?/ J! Y
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.4 e$ F8 x7 T7 C( t" D8 b) z$ p: Z
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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. $ J, r5 M4 [7 S( t. I
4 p$ v8 Q0 P, I% v$ F; s“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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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.
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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.8 {! v6 P4 |( q( S; N- n- Y0 w
$ o4 j( B9 H" L. N5 O3 M8 ^7 e! G1 s+ o" wInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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$ y4 w6 Z" }6 m“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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. F- F0 W$ Z" H. wFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.9 e7 L9 h- B. _1 F8 {& M6 K
! J/ G6 T1 Q& V. }6 }7 `0 }' DAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.+ ~9 A E8 P# U# @5 d
+ e8 {/ o0 `0 h& V0 u) kPrices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.
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“We cleaned up in the first quarter of 2010 because housing activity during the same period one year earlier was dismal,” said Elton Ash, regional executive vice-president of ReMax, Western Canada.; b$ V/ \/ Q# B% x, Q
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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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