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8 S7 [* I) y' [" m% e2 yhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story# ~% L [/ y: ~" Q9 y
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' C# z7 V( ~6 L# qEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales! y1 j) A8 ~; }8 F, O+ _
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend) Y0 z. B& ^% Z# Y/ d% e9 x2 G+ q
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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.$ V7 p* m5 ^- {& k$ d/ E
$ O! r; V- m. Z, V8 r“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 $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. 1 c- _& P0 p$ `9 |7 M0 H/ U) d$ ?
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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9 y+ |5 |; W5 y( G, dThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.. Q8 i! g$ U6 Q1 i
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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. : Z5 o% w# a* }4 N
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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.” N7 l9 j, ~6 R! q. J0 J- M, ~
& I* M6 g+ b4 E" h! \2 |6 ?7 @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.4 q }" F2 `' D- E* U9 G
/ C7 R' B! A2 u3 R, QThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.- R6 t( M9 G1 ]( w. s& F
* V. u2 c! \4 f; `- o( 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.) ~3 x! Y9 l; \2 E6 n, R. m/ @
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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.5 }4 q& {2 R6 k5 U; g* `7 `" m9 v
3 }& @3 v% _. @4 ]: v: aFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.. l3 m1 \7 Z$ D4 m) T q( J' S
/ J$ A- v+ M, p( R, j; y1 WPrices 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.
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4 ~ ?4 T& ? H! \“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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