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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story. f4 i1 }' k8 w5 ^& J X/ F
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
7 [! n% z% j/ } High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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! M' G5 Y9 E' d9 }4 U# Y6 h7 MEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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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.: b" s- c1 _' c$ E; i/ u+ @& I
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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. * x, X5 e- E3 `! N1 L0 z2 Y
; _6 W' }2 Q& p% q! N. e2 OFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.% m$ U1 o6 t9 f; H: D# D* G
$ ^" O7 w: |" P2 q% x0 `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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" r7 B @" }& m) S' j“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. . R) w4 a3 E# U& N9 c
1 o5 J2 z; `3 A- d- a p“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.( N, d9 s, V: v1 B' W
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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 $320,289, the report said.! q, M" j8 |. o
) V/ j! A1 r+ @0 e1 dInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.2 h! p; ?: t9 e J$ m5 g8 @
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.' N' t% z Q1 T0 [- c+ N
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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( p1 S1 C) w0 i, eThe report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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0 \2 q& [* J. \; R* g' U9 ~ qPrices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.' b- U9 }$ ~5 ?! W+ W: }5 \# G
' s* \; @* v+ j1 b% f H“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.
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# f4 x' Q/ C- w5 n, `0 V; T+ f* Y“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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