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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story# l6 T, A2 ~% h, Q# n! m9 ]7 E( A
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& x" j5 y- Y; ^3 \Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
2 m/ n( i8 Z: q8 i; d High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend p \2 M- l( Q8 u3 k2 Z2 Z
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% [* ^8 \8 M4 I' M( e1 A. SEDMONTON — 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 B+ J. `, a1 {' Q$ {' e% d“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.7 p v, A9 [8 K* w \
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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 $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.! a3 Y+ K. @! j" S* ~ N7 K2 I
6 n) V3 S+ @: a3 C9 L2 O“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. & L$ q/ w% S r2 i
* @4 T+ J3 h* {4 Z“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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Z0 \/ A; }6 u" SThe 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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! J* b4 c Y1 z3 nAverage 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.
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6 o1 G0 ^' V* \) O1 p, S, k% B( Y; V; \“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.) ]- L9 L! i7 @9 x
- i2 Y- ~3 \2 ^6 {: KFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales., l; B' R- K+ V. X" w. l$ v
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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.”# C! G, y! i9 h4 G& Y
/ I- a' N& N: e# D- L$ y" zThe 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.; { C S% Q( J, U! b( A
9 X1 s# C- b1 x. j4 E8 J9 {* bPrices 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.) ~8 s( X( A+ ^$ `% q2 a9 l
$ h+ s2 G% y. F) P“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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