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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales9 _* ]& J) Z5 L- B a/ Q0 g0 J
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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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.0 I. B, Y: \' q" m0 m, G* D
- c7 e/ m2 p% p; e- V" lSales 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. # t6 b2 y7 g2 f4 j6 I9 o1 T8 m
( E8 w- m9 v& N) E. H1 R6 `Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.( @) }" A3 i4 x6 O3 E3 z1 p
, c0 M0 r$ z* Z. ]# tThe 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.% N- {3 u/ U! k% v* L; V& B' H
3 G: \6 m; D% |# V5 \“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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) c5 ~$ D7 F0 s, y5 t“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.”. G% b h( ?+ E- O0 T6 [5 z
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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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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.! A: u9 a6 i* O) w: J2 e% D
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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 $320,289, the report said.& m& Z2 k" K* ?
+ f# x9 G( j; N$ G# |Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.4 Y$ R, j" O) k& O/ s2 ?
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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/ b3 R3 U; m1 @: i" l" j+ uFirst-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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' Y& Y5 e7 J# J, \1 \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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0 i" ?# y( F5 \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.
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" Q/ \, ]- y( v0 mPrices 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.2 g3 J7 b! a2 ]" q0 H" `! y
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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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