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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales# ?4 X$ K% H( d/ j
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend- r2 n9 z' s' \4 e8 |- @. x, H. y& p9 n
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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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2 X( F% a! G# A" I$ a/ ~9 t y“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.
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Sales 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 $1 million./ ~' ^$ O! l' T5 u7 q+ H0 G
+ h' H( g; Z9 ]0 O; {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./ A/ l' O7 L( ~) D; u( K
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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. 4 J( d7 R2 u1 Z+ B( j: t* ?( J
6 @; t! C5 ?, S“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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, q$ {& [4 g& R- F4 a& M/ v6 i6 {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.- Y& s- D+ F: ^; _
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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.: p9 P1 S ]4 |! W# e; [
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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 $320,289, the report said.
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( D9 e' j. o7 X* sInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.4 Q: u0 E3 Q: v- U: i; [
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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) t5 |, P; T9 o6 Q: z$ SFirst-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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. m- W0 l8 b6 o4 hAn 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.”+ |, K7 w+ i& B/ Y+ i% y
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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.
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( J+ o: L3 r) ~0 @2 q' KPrices 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.+ g' k. u P8 }; P/ q
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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.
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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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