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8 x. h6 l/ a" r4 uhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
, s m; T0 [, O1 ^. u High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend5 {: P( K- a* J4 y9 t
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1 V. g* r5 @3 OEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.3 p2 \: U/ w0 w7 Q' I
+ |/ C; N, m+ d# 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.& T3 n* w( s& I" }+ u+ f7 l0 n; N
) v, q& L4 c, a4 P, WSales 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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5 U g4 H; H7 [9 @/ {! k3 g9 \$ j/ NFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.( b/ B* v% j, X$ \3 I- m) r
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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.
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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. 2 j2 e2 w- r$ J/ h' ]- L
/ P' F) O Y, z! D' `0 S: m“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.”& |$ k4 V$ R- N6 u+ e* o, ^- x
! E. s" m+ J7 _% IYear-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.3 L* C) E* \" f; |1 v7 [$ `
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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./ I( f# a. V) K: u# B' e
/ P* C) ~+ U6 m6 {2 v4 Q/ Z; }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 $320,289, the report said.) B" e- m! q$ ]! k1 f s: _. p7 [: v
3 H: D- E A) L XInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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( H1 o7 S3 n3 ? N/ e" p“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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/ m @, Y# N& A! F4 V' XFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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, W a8 Z; \* `1 K1 H$ y3 b3 q$ eThe 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.
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- V! V6 q8 j6 c; ^; e* H3 \6 gPrices 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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“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.0 p; S: q) z3 Y; O# V- n
/ Y2 b6 n/ C0 j“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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