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# o7 r" Z, P. W+ T. Ahttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story& E3 Z. W1 ?9 @( _- R( b* W: T
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales1 R) q( A& e5 y6 t* |; Z, B
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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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.$ Z! l% ~3 j' Q! g) ^, ]1 J; V
E# R! X5 {; F* 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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Fifty-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.4 t! U) j& e- h# A
0 g2 o2 a! k" I( U+ [ I& V“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. d( X7 w3 f* L7 M
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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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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.
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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 $320,289, the report said.
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6 |! U, Q& v9 L0 J; vInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.0 H$ { @5 l3 i
; s8 M: y$ Z% ]/ s5 G. v/ ]“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.% Y7 l1 R! z9 A: X7 J
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”2 v! K4 A5 x1 N
0 p7 ^" G; r- aThe report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.0 h" ^/ L! u% A% N/ R
% T$ a3 V1 S* \' jPrices 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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" M- v7 J4 [2 z! f! O“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.# f" R k6 }8 d9 B5 t7 v
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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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