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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story1 ^; |" n7 G; C& W
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$ Y- U! l$ f+ l' YEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
* N7 g. W" `9 K+ y& a4 Y+ M% K7 Y High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend- P6 N. z V8 {
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9 W; B& T0 D( t8 WEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.# B$ N* ` p/ d) z- s
9 I! K+ \& J9 [1 E: W“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.) Y1 l: T$ h P6 M" ]
0 C8 V! `) |7 S* v- N. e0 u& 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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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million. f, z- B; G% a
\; H' r; [* OThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. 0 i& u1 p; q/ {& H5 `. Y
5 B* r, B" J' `# ]6 a$ R“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.
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1 O# ^5 q& x( A: A4 j4 AThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.; m! x7 ?6 K- \. q- ~6 q8 [
: G3 h" o/ r6 S3 S- e" S" s8 tAverage 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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% O+ Y* \( p: D) LInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.: n# C$ D. E; h* c1 M
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.: w8 z2 @: G5 P8 J4 U o
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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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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.”2 c8 C0 t. }3 ]+ G1 p9 p# @
/ y: t9 y3 I* w, f: D9 v' v' ^1 gThe 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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Prices 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.4 A @% q# L+ g9 \0 ^
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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.' B6 ?% a E( U
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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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