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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story' o" `# b1 `6 {+ q7 z X& Y
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& ?& J6 H; Q. w U6 ^$ LEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
2 I+ p( }' o/ t Y. n# H+ V+ s High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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/ \. B' w* Q# b7 l4 R( PEDMONTON — 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.) Y" x2 r" P7 M
/ G2 J. S( X2 u; p4 bSales 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. " q) y: p0 L' }# p
R+ T5 F( ? ?' l; E& rFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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/ ~5 C; t( B& i0 L/ u+ XThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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# N$ L+ Y1 }0 g/ e* r) n“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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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.; S, o; D. F ?, z/ {7 o: q
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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 2008.6 j( k, t: F W6 k- C9 J! A* W
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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.
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) Z& _9 E7 t7 b1 d9 R4 ? @Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.. T; C1 o; x; l
! j* l, q7 X! s8 Z/ \$ i1 ^“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said./ L5 _+ z9 Z+ p6 W: k1 Q0 }' a
4 p2 _) ^& n% F% O* tFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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6 ]' @& R# H$ ^8 oAn 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.”1 d/ a4 D! i5 D5 p
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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. \" }8 [& ?3 p9 i
5 s: _- Z ?4 n6 f a4 vPrices 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.# F" ?# x. ^- i9 E0 m$ H
; S0 u+ }% n+ A1 t. J“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., ]8 i4 A6 W @9 \% n
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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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