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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales* l2 n# t6 N" g( L- n
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend% x7 t) ^. p+ f) Z. r
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- f; j: q- B4 V, V' m" ^EDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.0 Q9 P% X1 v M
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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.- W* r; ?; n4 d
$ c/ p- `. w4 D/ K/ p/ ASales 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. ) [* _8 q ~% {, ^7 ?' A
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.# x6 _& S. Z! o; b$ O
) C, B: d% \8 hThe 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.: W) ^6 h3 ?1 L3 h1 E; q5 J- A
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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. $ p0 }+ i3 N, q. J4 R" B. _
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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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2 A3 O' `, q( i( _, ?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.3 d0 i. }2 z3 t( @/ h9 i: f8 J3 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.
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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./ h* g1 d w+ \1 l4 c( C' }
6 N- n9 a; Y; {8 ]Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.4 k- Y, r6 s% T" J
) |: `! z" q2 G9 r1 S/ v7 H2 Z! _“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.. e- m t4 B, G5 {
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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- a1 S* @4 I7 W+ Z" D: b. sAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”& F) t( N+ D5 `3 k( s+ U
! _: Q U& s& F8 @; L5 KThe report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.3 w! y# }: c8 f4 f- J; P4 K8 @* I+ M" \
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Prices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.
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3 q' x9 J. M+ h" ~- h“We cleaned up in the first quarter of 2010 because housing activity during the same period one year earlier was dismal,” said Elton Ash, regional executive vice-president of ReMax, Western Canada.
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$ n# T- z6 d7 u+ Z' U# @“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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