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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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, ]2 z% l6 Y# l+ T3 [. ]* GEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales% [ D! U7 {. r- c
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend2 d, r3 a5 n6 s
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EDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.9 j) e. A+ F$ \% j# _. m
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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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. |! I) U7 ]+ b+ ~3 I, U zSales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said.
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$ {% {" m3 v' P2 |! T+ k; qFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.7 }$ B& Y/ U+ b4 D7 [4 b5 ?
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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.0 i! G1 ~& z, y" _
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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.8 o& u& w- C' \8 h$ x) q
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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 $320,289, the report said.% h, r" L7 T7 G) ~5 b$ G0 K
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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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$ i5 m0 y; G z$ X9 `: D) t“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.2 p1 X; e/ a( e% A
& ^( ~/ x& w! U5 ~6 H k7 N. n" yFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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. }% ^+ f, a" R# ?# BPrices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.
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" S6 n& m, u5 X4 @“We cleaned up in the first quarter of 2010 because housing activity during the same period one year earlier was dismal,” said Elton Ash, regional executive vice-president of ReMax, Western Canada.. N$ G; O( h% T, U/ l4 `
% `( X& A* z' q“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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