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1 o5 N" }" C7 I% x$ _" Qhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story+ q6 O$ y$ L9 R* T; A: q( U
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4 H; M$ V0 M9 P5 ?Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales/ z1 x1 ~ m9 X7 X0 ]
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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+ Y5 N2 `* h! |* `( ~EDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.4 a5 _) {7 _* R" _0 I
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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.2 z6 z+ }- f' ^8 ^- p
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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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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.$ a9 C- D9 W# d% H( T4 V
4 n$ s9 [5 o% }7 ?+ ~: V0 N, \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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" b! n f; e* g v: j( \& H“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. 8 }7 p% T, m4 H! u; E1 K' x- }" S
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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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, N0 I! u2 e8 h9 {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 2008.6 j) Y! G& Z0 S: y) P
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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.% O5 ~7 ?# w" d1 f* m. s
$ ~: u/ A1 z, E+ g& ^6 m' IInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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$ e; ~- `4 j/ w“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 $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.& M9 V' S) M4 \& X" i: ?/ a( x2 r: r* R
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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$ o# v S! H2 i* d& o3 K, Z9 XThe 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./ h3 `, [. o w/ T# \: [7 S: P- c
$ g' s7 Q; n$ N“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.$ I7 V) O8 W, |5 Q8 [0 @5 [
6 ~# F- S- o" A( B/ G" z“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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