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4 g5 _1 d, W& x* H* g6 Ehttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story! v5 |& z" l' C: g
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! F' z: Q3 ^$ kEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales/ }% k' b% p) k+ ]7 k* b
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend0 R7 p" h! o2 ^2 G! b4 A8 @8 o
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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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! Y* a8 m z7 b) c' a2 v8 Z0 @“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.9 B% j0 U# y& ~' ~ k( m
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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.
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1 X' s# O5 p# V' c+ c. UFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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. b( \5 Y: z. h$ @+ {“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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) s$ \; W/ U' ^“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.2 c0 T& d9 _1 K9 ?+ P5 _* \
& `6 ~2 w& }) }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. f" S0 o. Y0 G9 j
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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 $320,289, the report said.4 z" W8 N8 x) U
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.$ E& m- j5 L1 s) E7 s7 s
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.- _ w" k; J `7 A, U) q* t6 K2 A
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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.
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: U" F7 X/ d* W- KAn 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.”0 _2 M. _/ B& v, E! ^; M3 f: d9 V
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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.
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- u% ^5 o& b" R1 `4 ]! N, |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.2 U" k& q4 W% i4 l3 B* F4 \
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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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6 w7 }1 r% j/ c/ R“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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