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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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/ ?4 {9 Q( i% W0 M5 I; yEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
# \& M- c: H. y+ O High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend1 [2 e% ? t: T# Q
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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.
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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." @: G2 k3 l0 ^0 k7 h& i3 {
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Sales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said.
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" @- I X$ M8 z; |, U9 E6 c, h5 pFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.) l" K' ~% H( u$ ?9 p- U
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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.
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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. 7 X; V# g- u8 \( i- d N
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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.”/ F+ y$ L. z+ b# D& N' i; y
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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.% q9 ?2 l* O" a: M5 K8 s2 z
! {4 @1 Y4 ?. ?6 H8 FThe 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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$ g& x. o& U- Y5 y8 L$ H q, hAverage 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 g4 I2 T/ l5 m% l2 B! o( Q; a
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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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5 Z6 t. y# t: F3 @“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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) r! D! P1 t8 N2 s& ?0 VFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.1 l4 m; y7 [) U( k P6 b
8 O# M( m& W1 R9 MAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”; W$ x! o2 |" a' B! O0 r
5 n3 G1 t' _ [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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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.
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, @; X0 R% j( }3 L“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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# ?2 L6 ]/ t' o8 T3 ?8 }8 ~+ v“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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