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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story+ U: H$ p5 J. T. s$ w- I
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# V( H8 u# r8 m* k9 T2 e, s7 p( |. C: Z5 ?Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales7 |/ e* [3 l/ C# q& p" S6 e
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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, [! M4 S& F' hEDMONTON — 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.% t Y+ C( W7 {4 C: n3 W# k$ {
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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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/ x7 p6 K: n8 |9 x4 p2 r0 H8 w: IFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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3 Z/ M; g4 R* m1 {“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. 7 q& ~1 [+ L* b" }0 [2 N( R! m. u
6 d. Z0 Q3 ]! y9 z F7 M“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”
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1 o% b: V$ E% b* ^/ T W; iYear-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.8 l8 X h6 T0 A. I5 r" P
8 i+ ~ f+ D% s1 m' N. s1 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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+ \! q. \4 r' t$ C* S5 n, 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.
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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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+ O; _& A( K1 J# L“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.3 M6 h& ]8 k% N5 K) R% q. p; N
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.- T9 H( D* q7 |( c' T7 ~4 S- d
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.7 J C; U0 [! |$ `5 w
8 u6 _; |& g) v' N% ^, ~+ K0 h+ ZPrices 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. z) t7 B2 L* i& E, N" x4 T/ y `
N2 w' {; f! f8 h1 B) ^' 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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