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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story- x) F" m' L, K5 J; m7 F" s9 u
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales# m) O2 t+ O. P6 S/ j5 n
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend: W) N' e5 W6 F& j0 K1 B! d$ @
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' D, A1 t$ R+ D( C; ?EDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax./ X1 ~' Y8 [! A
2 ?6 Y$ t2 T/ O. `6 R- e“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.
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+ V# O5 g# p6 {5 s# EFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.* X8 g+ k& W1 o4 {) v" m
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. 8 ^5 T: m$ H6 r- Y
' |! Q, H' @# y& K4 d/ o I( P1 B“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.
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" h5 h0 G, a3 u' s- uThe 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.
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.* W; ^: @* J) b7 h
M8 y) Y. @, E \“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.) U- W/ L2 J. v0 R) I; g
: I. D5 U6 g% }8 a0 nFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales. X6 Y! ~+ c% Q$ S$ d
' t% @1 @9 n9 ?: g0 e6 [4 A* {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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1 E |3 u* U3 f' T8 w6 hThe 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.$ y2 L& z8 W1 Q+ c2 k
/ g! k$ ~- C& ~" G, k“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.* t6 l% T" A% y2 Y, {: ?4 ]: ?+ F9 i- D
* H; a8 I6 x. v/ P“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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