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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story5 Y5 e3 _* c( u/ ?
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
. ^1 [/ D9 x1 X High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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F4 m! Z) H- V$ Z$ ] p% tEDMONTON — 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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Sales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. 5 o$ `8 A r8 p3 | V/ [1 f- l
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.0 Y6 \1 Q5 d( E, r' y* Q$ n- E
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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.
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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.
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7 u5 i1 [' r! D# {- r+ c“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.”$ X" z4 a; ]1 e
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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. A% o \. ^4 ]3 d
. Z4 {; b/ \7 `! ]( c* GThe 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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$ f9 g9 X, d7 ?9 y+ f1 oAverage 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.
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.+ l1 B& P+ m, L- G1 v3 |
! H8 O8 l8 B5 rFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales./ t% B9 t0 d9 ?1 c. a: r' M; e
, R! t" e6 \* j6 ~An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”. ?, g9 W5 e* L, Z* a
% o+ K8 f: H- \0 X; r! K8 TThe report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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. f7 i d( p0 k0 N5 z: \6 B& OPrices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.
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* S- U+ ^$ b' H! [+ z9 n& _“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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6 W3 t( z, E( Z: \. N“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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