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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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; E& \" i0 q V" zEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
- i4 a* C/ \/ n, L7 | High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend* {" f: C. C) C4 ~ W
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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.1 h. W' T) Q/ p# Q$ L3 B `2 g
+ K. y$ i, ^* h6 r“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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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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, d2 o# L5 m1 y4 j cFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.5 M. H" q' m9 F0 d- P
8 w7 a/ }( d1 oThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.$ c% v8 P# I8 W+ e, n
! H: x- Q3 I$ i2 j& X" K( |2 {“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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“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.”, u4 @! O7 l7 D' d6 p6 P7 M
% P; k1 _8 m c( p- C3 s: SYear-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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+ d* ~8 R r- X0 k+ LThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.; u3 U/ D( Q# B1 ?! t
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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 $320,289, the report said.
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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" V8 `/ e4 W/ g/ i( \. Q& @$ `' s/ jFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales., \7 ~0 a: i8 l ^
* }( F) w: H: |8 T+ J7 ZAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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7 m# o8 V5 ^7 }5 tThe report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.: M5 ^ I$ ^4 _6 X+ A: c
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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.
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m* D$ T' p8 v* S“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.3 I, J0 J+ x% @
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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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