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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story9 g+ i: Q- o3 S4 F0 T$ Z
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3 E0 [5 V% F$ m9 v- A( BEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
" d. \1 v) j9 O# r0 ^ High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend# T; w$ M: p* I3 K2 j/ m2 l" _! Y) T
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0 ]# H% D: i5 z6 Z6 `+ {- rEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.. Z5 t: ^' L$ u) o
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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.# }! m- m' Z5 g2 N+ l. _) t
/ P4 O8 v0 L9 ~2 jSales 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 $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.' {7 u& I' _1 y
) x0 Y6 l2 i9 n% O0 X* s) u“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. # [ q; k7 C: d; d
8 o4 W& {9 J& b6 v. ^4 @' _“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”
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Year-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said.! q3 i$ w. a* q5 M% ]$ E1 s0 |
% l \: b) H$ p2 o. `- JThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.% k( c1 s$ z, o# H0 i3 F
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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 $320,289, the report said.8 u$ v$ a6 d8 x% m$ x
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.$ }5 D9 T8 ^8 V8 d
2 D* C5 J* D' F' T& M5 j" V“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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3 E3 W* X4 Y2 \9 l: B1 v2 hFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.& Y! l& Q* ^' d4 Q! b
* @+ G$ a7 \9 _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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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.8 [ C% R7 T" ^, `
3 f4 p$ W5 o, F% ^$ m7 ^, oPrices 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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7 H. _+ }* A( _$ z' 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.& |& _, E5 E" ? H' `0 [
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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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