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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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7 ?1 a% ~/ L- o; P+ {Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales$ h% L8 }: B0 V# o9 H! _5 |
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend# P8 Z$ u+ ?/ B+ O) ^/ \
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# X7 \; b! o3 HEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.3 a: \; V$ ]; ^5 K
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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." N1 ^% [9 o/ z3 W
7 `1 [- f( u pSales 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. # S7 s; m: t6 m8 P
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.' v, t) w+ e9 g' b" ?5 K' d
" [( |+ Y, O7 e6 v% nThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.4 T+ m9 t1 _% E/ { i4 w$ { 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. " W& D) O+ P% ^) L
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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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' S% u0 q; c, D1 w0 a7 M% Q7 }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.$ \/ }5 I+ B8 u$ Q7 X2 [2 J
( s( \* p @% PThe 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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+ n( u4 p& w0 n0 D3 A( `; WAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.9 E* ~' ?0 Z; v/ U- t$ B
; i, k0 T* j6 k/ U* q5 u9 V“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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. [7 y. c# Q% [+ T* QFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.& R' x! _* Z9 w$ _# H, y
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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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; z* B8 m: {1 e( O ?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. q$ q6 X4 {0 S1 O" L% |
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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.
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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.7 G7 K5 \ c, F+ n
& G- \/ B5 H0 ~) f4 K“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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