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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales+ d9 @1 R& D/ k; i( r' M4 ]
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend4 q& T) B1 D* R. P8 K5 }0 P/ b
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# f9 A4 m. E9 X- \% REDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.- w6 K. E% t! \
; E g" F# ]. o: R8 R% X1 F“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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# B6 r" u7 d* Y6 DSales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said.
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/ p I$ n" I" @ wFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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& _& m: e! K: ^7 K5 Z# iThe 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. : v2 n8 ~9 f1 K' [, 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.”+ P& s" Q6 Q' d% x
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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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6 B/ q# |3 I6 }! b* v# ]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.; x9 A) U. E7 Y# [, F! x- _. W) o
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.2 n) _' |6 a3 {+ @! g0 @0 h; r" d
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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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- d! h, h7 C" \, j5 K yFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.4 K) U; f& q7 m! `) Z7 D
5 w0 e4 |+ j V/ XAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”2 X/ J% T( G' r7 T$ N8 D3 \
8 ~4 v! V0 w+ g7 QThe 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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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." \' j8 D+ a& [) P1 |% O
# [: a3 u! F# s! q“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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