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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story. F. ^; `2 W# \2 u0 l+ A6 d
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
3 C. B: [( n1 Q- o# p High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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! o* @/ V) i; u" ?( n Y# @5 @EDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.: f( D& l' v# b. ^, @
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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.7 y# D' Q, R4 s9 g! x2 ~; P% l
! p8 V3 C' d. u! y# @' ^& ~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. % y; x" K( B8 P' F* V
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.+ t4 ^, Q) b- K. s/ K
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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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( J/ o. N+ [( s2 t“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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4 u" O% |: G7 B" I- M0 W0 O+ h( I“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% F; Z" T7 y8 j
% N3 u) C: V9 H. {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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8 z/ y9 f* V2 L* kThe 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 $320,289, the report said. s% y9 {: _9 N$ o. ?2 Q
# y# K- y$ G. m% V/ I) IInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.% A1 j3 J9 ?3 V9 ]6 K* O8 b1 A0 {
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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.+ o. v5 p4 H- N+ @0 @& P, F
/ u7 h* X) L6 ~5 _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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|: \( a8 W4 ^ j: @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.
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8 B( u4 p) T, G: I6 w/ KPrices 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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“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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