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% r3 u7 i! @2 F" mhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story( {4 V- Z% `8 K F+ N7 {
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
1 y8 \2 }$ {, m High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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: i# G: z) S P1 \' I; ^, ~EDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax." S' _$ q7 w9 R' f$ k8 n" j
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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.9 n$ b& P% s' _2 K
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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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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million., u9 d4 L; ]) c+ f3 X! c
/ _$ v+ |' c2 m, f) n7 \0 XThe 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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“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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# T% \8 e" A4 U' }9 K“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.” Z7 e& N$ W$ }$ o: J7 W" V
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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.7 ]% r7 b. | p0 x
; l, c9 e8 `% `( @The sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.8 t' q' H7 w2 ^" F0 T
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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 $320,289, the report said.: _2 H/ f- K/ q- Y0 {: q' ^
v2 y- m' |0 w& |2 cInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.. g0 D0 H" s" r. o$ |) W$ h
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.! N% _9 M3 M/ A ]5 `
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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o$ q" z+ Z! r* e; e" eAn 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 v" P0 O3 |( ]8 F- e$ L' k* M
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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.# G$ d- ]' M. |( Q5 l
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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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: x* _* q7 B: E, I4 x; t( u, e“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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