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2 O' w: [1 W7 `( y/ j4 E3 @4 y# Jhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story0 }( w' M3 z, w0 C4 g# N( l
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales+ q9 l7 `& W+ g0 a: V. y: w
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend# ?9 I7 S. ^; B. I' ~% i9 {( ~
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3 k t3 o" z$ N0 i2 m. u h2 BEDMONTON — 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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. t F6 _/ m& u1 D6 H G4 c8 XSales 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.
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i1 [2 n. i7 x0 d# l. bFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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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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* k+ F0 I/ T( a8 [. {0 E“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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“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 p, }: R3 u. L7 Z6 o2 A
7 p4 O; F2 {0 `! I8 N2 E0 Y) HYear-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.& Q7 h4 e# w* g0 X6 `9 Y
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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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/ c, c3 I8 s4 {* A8 ?" UAverage 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.% c2 _0 V3 p2 s. [/ c x% ~
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.; g2 G, k( z, d9 Z0 l, f
0 b8 D7 B' B# Z% ^; V! N4 e$ UAn 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.* U5 B7 ?. p: ~8 j }7 e* U* I0 {
. u% }3 t- u; |' b9 W# w8 aPrices 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.. H! D- j! q, H
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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.$ I6 x% w' _& w+ ?( O) P
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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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