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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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" T* |4 o- c" x# B* eEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales/ y- C' V# [/ L9 w9 U
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend% r% T0 g9 i6 f* Y# B2 V$ ~
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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./ O7 q' B1 c; J8 s
9 j; U2 b6 V+ G/ I, g“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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: k: g0 E6 o4 o6 |3 ]3 w2 W% \" L' iSales 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. 6 {* `/ J3 }' P- z) H; I: a) o7 i. `
$ y% k" d; m' N+ QFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.- i% H5 |1 V! Z- W5 n" \9 B
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.5 P. P$ M7 i4 y, ^1 G9 R, l& M
! |4 [+ G: f6 O1 k! W6 x“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. 1 E! G% g- k$ I7 N4 t
8 I2 B+ U, Q; B7 a# B“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 y8 a! S# F" `6 \6 H, YYear-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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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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; D+ ]8 E7 t5 U; C7 b, eAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.* L* s) c" h# O4 S
5 o+ q4 z$ ]" {Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.0 S: h l2 }) L( S3 ^
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.$ X; G I; d; `2 S" Q9 O
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.7 o7 k5 k; [* d6 a
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.6 r# F! J* o# h2 `9 H' C
; C/ K$ y4 @5 t6 ?& IPrices 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. O# E- r! m+ u# x+ A1 w
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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.& b! q* J8 y1 X- F% Q
! a4 ~; @/ h y5 \+ s }8 X" F“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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