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1 o: _- c$ D Y, I5 Rhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story2 e% B, P/ ?" u, e+ M
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales7 H; B, Q( c5 A& c% `
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend$ O3 s f: ~+ m9 U
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9 O( r' N- B4 N1 E. M' f5 K: T8 |4 cEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.+ U* @% _7 p/ A: t7 w6 \- u
0 N) I0 G* \6 V0 x5 T“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. 6 |: B O' Q% Z0 F5 A& F9 T3 l" V
: \2 }: g# E6 \- C g: ZFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”) j$ D; q5 d8 o/ j! H$ H8 G
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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." P7 T% D0 v8 K2 F7 W. ]
- V1 h5 c3 b1 n* M% n9 e+ G5 u- dThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.* U" ?3 z O! B0 z7 U
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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.7 Y6 c' {& O; z8 _- e, t
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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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, x; z4 L6 [+ Z/ C( F7 Q: T“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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5 {' h! F U- v; |First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.( X w' w8 d* t2 f, f
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.7 |8 G/ {! h+ t m' @$ X4 o
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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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“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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1 c ^8 h5 U, g4 D' |“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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