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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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- x, P: O8 N3 t aEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales( x \5 b) ~# U0 S( \" {' x
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend% ]8 H4 q8 d ?( ~) |9 j9 J
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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.; r% c4 v9 z' V( `3 ~1 I
! [+ b9 }9 R! w( {“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.+ }2 Y! W. y r/ U% U
& J% m2 R' w* \8 c* ~; f& [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. : W2 p# a" T, N/ K' x
4 ]' o2 y8 I3 `8 k& }* D: o4 C! ]! yFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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# _# [, A2 F* @ t+ H. zThe 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./ w. |) d. h2 L
/ k' b+ v4 d g, I“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 M4 E6 B3 j, F6 j
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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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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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3 I+ b' ^& i( I* }) ^4 W2 ZThe 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.
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.1 R! W8 [. M# ]% W* h6 r! V* ~
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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! S& v# ?& i- p% w. c! E" UThe report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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9 b7 }6 @8 Y3 I, MPrices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.
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- Q; A# V) h5 S- K$ L“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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“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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