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+ u7 _" p2 j0 ?* A* L# Rhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
$ V" V6 d! _* e9 ^ High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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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. , r" y3 B- m4 _1 x O8 _! ]7 b: ?
# F; h H; K6 b: L3 j* ?, |. I9 Z" HFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.3 N4 ?( |! h( z4 t# a
4 n- U/ ]+ Z1 wThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.- Z$ |& l( ?) a
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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. - g2 r: I2 l) Y+ P
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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.”( G I6 Z* w h" x( {
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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.
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) M, B( c" q0 |9 aThe 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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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 $320,289, the report said." `& N' x: n# ?7 p1 a0 D4 X; X
* u5 w ~1 v5 X5 ZInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.: a- G) A+ C$ u& o, c( g
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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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. z5 {; n7 k# |6 T8 l$ aFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.7 j/ w, h2 Q- c) r( G
% C- h) M. R8 |An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”" ~/ X8 }4 ^6 r2 X- u' \5 r' r# L
6 W. V# q+ L' S0 \- _The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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Prices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.
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7 F$ o+ y2 a- s9 U! O3 {) \9 q“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.7 d3 R' l/ s0 \% |# R; v6 M8 p. W1 a5 T
% |7 [1 h: p3 V O# j* y“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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