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. g7 L7 n' ?9 c% G* c' H% ihttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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1 f/ G' f2 a* `Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
: C: w$ M5 h. G; B. |9 I High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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]) z' N% v y2 i: [# uEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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0 y, S7 v* j# e) C“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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r( l7 `8 ~4 b8 \- F2 r# D4 a. o/ ZSales 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 $1 million.
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$ w2 j! [; G, h/ I9 I. M5 oThe 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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+ ~" K! ^* Y8 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.”9 r" \1 m- y: J0 U4 A, D
3 x% A3 G, Z; B! f: w6 h5 W) E, XYear-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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2 ^% u/ {: \6 ?/ ]9 B& `% PThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.+ Y7 b) j- G1 O, R
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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.- _1 w/ ?& N3 |
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.9 _1 R z. `! B0 J0 w/ a
! h, E% m- g1 b8 f- S( m9 E8 g4 T! J“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.4 V6 P. W1 x2 v9 E# e
/ w7 M* S0 o/ VFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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; o1 o2 {$ s. o, l! l$ ?% n3 B, `3 uAn 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.# R3 Q- S2 f* N0 Y8 `
0 t* x/ J. f% b4 R fPrices 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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- Y: C. p/ ]9 {1 z! l9 N; r“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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