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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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0 b* b% {) j3 KEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales) l( N: v; m0 T: r1 |$ B
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend" {# J/ T* @5 I" \7 W. X' L
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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.
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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. & O n7 o/ o. I& O( J
" ?" d) G3 ?- A! HFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million./ j, s8 `5 v2 w9 K' ]
1 z5 a% Z! G, y* L/ ~1 SThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.1 I' m' d. g& x. |$ ^6 O9 r2 Z
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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. & j$ U, Q9 }) p: Y1 y7 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.”3 Z6 R0 L1 F# ~$ e. O9 z+ f+ t
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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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, p: _8 U! @6 U8 c8 rThe 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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9 R, Q8 h4 U1 k6 q2 W: iAverage 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.4 U( M6 c9 U: y! v
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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.& l T0 l; h2 v: |4 F( G1 ~# M
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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.7 [; E! S! e- F
0 R; s0 ?! R1 qAn 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.”% f6 s* j. K) |+ d
2 n4 e; C K, u `6 j# B7 B: BThe 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.6 L5 M, e0 {/ k8 M+ S. L
' K4 i/ u3 b. 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.9 O) [8 S9 r W( U
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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 Q6 m5 l5 l8 k- _- x! H5 f3 ~" x
) `7 p. D, q/ X5 A# Y8 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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