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" ^8 U: A" C# f/ h2 Q/ Uhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story) g* Y5 e, s7 T$ u5 g1 p
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* P) u4 b9 e( j: M" T/ S9 }- T$ E5 QEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales& k$ j0 x( P* z6 D2 ^
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.9 x. y. @. B1 H
3 b& [; l4 e& r5 h“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday./ }, J. q E# L
# ]" p' b" G/ B" c; ]8 B' L* xSales 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. 8 I) q- E' D+ `6 Q1 K" X# v7 b
' r( e6 w/ h* a8 ^4 p4 \Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.3 A" B6 T' h& P4 T9 Y7 a, Y
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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.* ~* @5 y! t1 L- |
( x# ?5 h- S2 G; X“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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( _8 ?0 u5 t7 ` G* W7 \. t“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.”" n2 R2 W- O/ H/ N+ \
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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.! @3 P: M/ P: J/ j0 h: j' \) \6 j
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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.( U- C% m& l# X- v4 f6 P, S
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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 $320,289, the report said.
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% i4 L h% M j$ Q* h& NInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.! g% ]* y& P: V& h# ]5 s
: F: r0 O! u; o ^“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.( x J- p: ~- ^' u
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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3 {, P* c$ b) B/ p& I0 P' JAn 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.”9 j- E" g9 h* h) m! P2 K
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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.+ S7 _9 y7 j2 x
# ~) V' W8 {) U# 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.- z# V! L. d6 q; h
( F9 ~* d! P6 J. P2 Z# m“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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9 p0 f9 l- _. G1 k3 c“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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