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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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& g# @$ e! B0 o" ZEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales- B3 S7 |- _- R" h8 h
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend4 j8 l ^( D1 x5 A! X# h+ z1 H( L
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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.
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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. " B9 D6 _6 u5 `) T( [
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.0 F9 h& m+ N3 p- v. E
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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3 T% T! k' G2 z3 q. Y! R; x1 x5 N“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”' j y$ S1 W% A& a# r4 A
: L3 }( {. I- j1 y3 M9 _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./ S; _- Z B% \ m2 Z0 X/ n( V
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The sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.: C z6 A* e6 e# W
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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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. C8 v1 F1 M1 S3 Z1 E5 c3 O2 @; yInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.! q" F, P, P- D' t. L: I
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.( j- s& E+ B, U8 ?
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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.! F+ t) C9 t& b' m0 C; d' x
6 W% y9 D' j1 Y/ N& AAn 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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# _- Z2 N- @" j" q: c5 YThe 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 Y+ Y4 r7 D) ~! o# J: p/ t
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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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9 P" v: y8 R3 v" r' f# I“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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