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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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* h9 Y2 x2 o6 Y! [' _Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales1 o4 R- x! h2 ~) m" J% s! f
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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) j: A. k4 q' B& t5 oEDMONTON — 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.
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1 ?* z: M# I) {; e \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. 3 H9 S' I. Y2 d, G, z3 }" E
3 l! o I; L* A" X3 LFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.1 T# k, M- I0 \: M- @/ Z2 x
3 m! G) m: x0 |! G! VThe 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.1 c& B2 Y8 N& h4 X3 }% f
4 R( X6 C4 z% {6 ~8 K& o9 ^" [( Y“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. 1 G7 k# g0 _% X. z; h- {- c
) u3 w7 U7 o+ g9 U; Z! X. w/ n8 f“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.1 K/ J; @* a: u! E
$ G3 c" b8 N" N! g/ `7 l4 ^7 C* ^' jThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.9 X9 x- e( ?5 w# q
/ u Z, }- {* [0 GAverage 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./ V0 R3 M9 r8 A; `
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.0 D4 F) q' [' Z) z: F
% {; ` N6 T/ C5 B0 L' _“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.8 x0 V. y# @" q2 J4 L
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.' ?% d- r$ V% N7 z
, Z5 L0 @/ `- Y& `) A. MAn 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." L- N! T( Y0 |" Q
& o0 h+ q' J9 C/ D9 e8 SPrices 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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4 X& q6 R; X- N1 ?“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.: o& z3 B+ h5 l0 g( j
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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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