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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales4 |6 U0 f# {, o: a. l, D& Z
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend" O- E3 U8 ]! N/ q
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, h" O/ H) v! MEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax. o8 h0 S3 V7 E D) y& a: P6 W
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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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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. " V9 \3 A" d+ k" U0 X
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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, W D3 P& [: A% Y+ f( ] M( L tThe 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.
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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.”; [2 e* @# [! _2 s
! L# {( m4 E+ ^0 FYear-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.0 M% r. R0 I% N% ]2 ^0 v
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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.% c2 ]4 @2 }) a3 W
0 p3 ^: E8 N" X/ p! w) u( D& tAverage 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.5 p- e. V" X' D
( r! K( |7 N* {/ r+ s- u, bInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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; U A; |/ I! `& ]* y. R“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.3 w" u; L- N3 Z' E1 X4 \/ ?: J
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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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; ^/ ?2 u! W9 P# S* V) z% R6 yAn 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.8 m4 A. K) Q- n( w
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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.6 a; S0 P3 \$ Y. b. Z# u9 f
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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.; P1 }* e# J& Q4 i. z' z
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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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