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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story% K* H+ A0 N3 z5 F
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) l: z3 k+ S" ^' ?, |7 ^Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales6 t2 m2 Z( Y! O! N5 I. n3 t
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.) Z L6 l6 L6 K' @( z" e8 d
& l5 z8 E5 b& c2 ^“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.% [5 B1 M, s6 p
3 {, s( K ]8 O- @ OSales 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. + w Z" \2 h- t
H4 W+ n- W% D( a/ n9 \ nFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.% K! R0 @( F! V* }- F
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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5 ] d2 y" k2 s4 d: _% {, g“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”9 `2 `/ }3 }# g$ e+ w
$ ^3 [! b; I' H8 H& |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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$ [+ U1 s# b3 S" R, L( d7 DThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008." ~7 W; G: o( M( b1 f+ X
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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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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.( N. W J0 Q! j& |; O
2 _, f) g. G3 M0 t- g% V“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.; V3 i1 q: s+ ~1 ^8 C
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.9 B9 c3 H) t7 S5 Z, W1 x
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”5 H$ `3 L2 C, j4 L6 A( ^
3 T1 ]+ m) i. ?# A$ R+ |% h6 Y3 `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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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.( l3 F% o3 A- m4 w3 n4 f5 j
9 n9 s) S* T, U; V* C“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.9 G2 y" w6 D8 a# O) _; |7 r* ]
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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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