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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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( k( t0 o& a2 R" r: U% tEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
' Q& r- L! q6 H$ |4 b0 x1 @ 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.3 y+ e2 A2 E+ Z% _- F
( L7 I Y3 H, z! y# L/ i2 S) ?“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.) U: U& f7 o& z* j
, N8 {- h( x$ x) A/ k. }/ 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.
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& U+ P' I: G& YFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.' L( A/ d7 o3 Q
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”
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: _% b: M/ r' |5 I# hYear-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said./ d4 F5 `3 y6 C
# J$ U0 I' R0 \- 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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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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( C/ y( c5 I2 n. M7 P: hInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said., D4 l+ W+ B% T! ~
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.8 Y- g+ Z- i: g: f
6 j; I) E# r% K2 H2 AFirst-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 T. N; r5 B1 u, t
( o6 W( w1 _3 N. wAn 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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/ {: z" U9 V4 j* j+ Z6 k0 xThe 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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C2 W3 R h# [/ |8 XPrices 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.* a u/ G8 S/ ^+ Z
8 F- ?9 x; p1 u' n4 N“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.+ s7 M) k" r3 G. z& N0 O; ~
@! [2 r' `! c“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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