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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story5 v5 f. J7 Z- w: w9 e1 K) v
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7 c" t! ~2 Y0 U, f) ?: l! z3 zEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
% D2 t, i$ d( L/ U* E# O High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend* n! m7 r% Z* m3 Y9 O; u6 A! }' @
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3 e% R9 }' Q# b7 f2 IEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax., D4 r# o& ]1 y6 N2 e* Q- M
% j0 m8 i- \" B o' x! C) S E“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 $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. / T. Y; T$ X. p6 M0 }, Y4 `
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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. V, ^2 O5 Y) h7 O+ u
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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. ( |1 N# h& j/ V0 }* ?/ `
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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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! A) k3 ?- @4 ]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.
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! x/ s8 V: x8 t! j1 ~# HThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.
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3 W, Y- b- @* q, {) d5 yAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.3 \# }$ ?2 C# w" `
4 o4 {% U$ Y) R7 q" J, P/ oInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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7 P6 O* ?; X: T4 h“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.0 C& W- Z4 ^% L: j7 q
; D' Z4 u" b9 c" `% a9 XFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales. y; h/ a5 d/ ^9 \& q
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”) m* b+ A9 M+ }; b$ a9 ~+ X: ^
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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. c: m( Y6 O$ L0 _% a1 J* A9 k( ]
) E% o. s$ P2 }% O* mPrices 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.* o" l6 _; o) {0 h; C" y
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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.& E+ s3 z) x+ {5 }7 z/ a
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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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