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5 P" e# g0 T! C/ I2 Xhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales1 L" ]; L, Y5 h) X' c1 f5 g
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend4 a. a% z" Z, Q3 R# m) u
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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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& E9 P' ~8 z. o! L“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.1 U9 }% `; {4 i8 B. d# n2 f# W3 Q$ V
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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.
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- l9 s3 ]* H# u& S! Q! NFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.( D# K2 m6 w* o
6 Y' u) M/ }3 h. m# iThe 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.7 W, O% j1 G I. h( i, F4 H7 Y! s
4 \2 v% }6 s) l& V0 s/ c5 X% Z“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. " m, b }/ C/ d4 \
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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.”5 k' W) M z' v3 t- B
$ X0 A( w+ C3 c k @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.. g; E8 w' t2 I4 C( U# f6 x3 u
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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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Average 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.- E0 f( P% h: H, m6 ~! j' y
. {1 G! o1 q! n2 X0 HInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.; u1 L/ V( M* Y4 g! S9 t) P {
# D4 c& v' q/ G l) Q“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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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.
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0 d/ C4 y' q: K" r/ D+ LAn 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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2 q6 ]' [, V% N' ?: b3 yThe 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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5 \6 W1 T/ |" Y5 n7 Q, 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.1 }* f" D. ~ h. y" U/ K
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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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“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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