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. p1 ^! _7 _7 Z; R* ]http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story5 s8 f" w) {1 v" d2 l9 n9 `5 |3 l
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- B! q1 i% m# ?. M3 u% N) Z2 JEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
$ f1 P4 k4 a, T( f/ ?# Q High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend1 @: g' f$ f* R5 J8 h* s
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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.- [. U, A! X; h) a7 t1 X `
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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.3 w0 ^. g, ^0 I1 Z8 v; C* w' G
+ Q7 R' ^9 ^, r& c' i* gSales 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. % m+ K& i/ z+ k4 @' ?1 [
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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- f: s+ j% h0 G( r- QThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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+ ]9 T- p* `. f0 `0 g“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. & A* Z/ H7 f) V, r9 @
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”9 M5 d2 r6 o" ~& v
! m7 `9 v: m, Q% C4 T6 |/ vYear-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said.: r, I" y7 |/ w0 w
/ E" T/ w; ^% V N3 @$ o! W! VThe 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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" M, }; x. M6 l3 _/ F1 ~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 $320,289, the report said.
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( f. P" Z- A# E h: k- s7 VInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.0 ~2 p6 Q* a1 f
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.1 f, X* U$ m$ b
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.' {: F8 M$ Q _8 Y% ?
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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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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.1 N3 J, W# d7 m* Q5 a% `& R
8 n# }; m) y" h" d2 j, ePrices 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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0 h6 A! z7 N/ v: ]" U“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.2 i" c: w* H# g9 A/ c, X( L& Q
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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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