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5 D& G- K2 _7 I6 E8 Ihttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales% L% T8 ?- }1 A) o
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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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.
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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.
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$ w/ P( r# h+ E* C; h8 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. 5 ?! l( e/ @+ y+ U! I [# C
6 k) x7 Y( q6 `# EFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.3 f/ N W; A7 r" Q5 N3 ]" W8 M( L
1 O* T- J& |* P6 N: F7 R“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. 3 c B' F7 g" I! B
7 P& p1 w w' g }! U; E“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”1 F g; I' K9 X# F, W8 N
! _' E& o# o' E) M" T4 v' H/ K+ oYear-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said.
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& B( o. s& [ ]+ }" Y0 Q! XThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.! w2 @; f7 F$ W. {7 k" y* {
" M' C: K, u: G, k6 y$ u( U* a) HAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.+ I5 E. r- {1 t2 X
/ N |9 K1 p$ j7 D“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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! Z) @: f6 T: e5 { B% X; f4 z3 \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./ B- v9 ~& F, H. T# G0 A
" X/ v \3 b( D) E* DAn 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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3 c" u r# Q- nThe 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.. [0 C, {% m( S! y& n
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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./ d5 o9 p- ]' g6 Q
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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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