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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story/ U, ?0 b f" k! t" {) \) \, `
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales5 a( p: ?$ v6 z' \- `( L1 z; j
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend( X) e5 K- w6 o# q& X( g
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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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8 {& y F* Y. c“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.1 [! _) m6 Q! b' G( C* `1 m
5 A& x& h9 m! F+ eSales 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. ' ^( p" O% [/ T. K, D5 n
; B3 p; U: X3 G3 JFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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/ ?, J+ E9 q) r7 n- 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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" s* M1 m( C& z& p' u5 d9 b“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.”' J( E# U9 z' y7 d) ?1 Y# b& X& ~
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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.% T* `- q7 Y ^
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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 2008.8 Z8 `! H* |# T1 G3 ^2 ~
! N: e( [" R! I- D% A: A5 _, iAverage 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.2 ]/ }( l/ |8 q/ N9 u/ `% 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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! y3 @4 T+ E# p6 v# ~( @) Q“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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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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9 F& ^% }. O, h4 s: ~' QAn 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.”& Z9 F3 z% ]! O. c4 i
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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.5 e, l) O' A1 ~# M g" b
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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.. c& `0 K+ n3 ^/ t
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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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“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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