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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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. a7 o: h7 g; e6 e1 _7 wEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales( v9 @% f( r. ?0 H* x
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. D7 ?' c$ Z# L3 Z* O, s
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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.
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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P2 z0 L7 k9 r( ?$ X+ VThe 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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4 q- P& Y4 P n4 N- r3 n. 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. / ?7 n% T( N7 e' S8 w$ T
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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.”
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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.2 Z$ ^7 d" n9 o/ O. r% Y5 M9 j
$ ?! U& ` ?, a* f% x, zThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.1 {% p: K) b! @9 ~5 K
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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 $320,289, the report said.( G9 P: ^, j' ?% q7 K
K1 u4 m6 P2 O4 O* B( [5 b2 xInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.' Q" l# \/ n. v& i+ D; a
; q, T* k s$ O9 O“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.( v! j0 _0 C& N0 X! X
! |1 C) u2 W+ Q) C+ ]First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”' Y5 ?2 g" X. A$ Y ] }5 J: H
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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.
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- I# q5 w, U6 tPrices 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.- D4 i( N# k0 c4 w2 n0 f3 `# T( L' D
4 k3 I% R1 a% V& m! B+ M“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.! N' E7 W& B% o8 c q: z
" P4 _7 {$ L' a( c! p) ^$ z“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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