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' U f9 R- P: v8 p4 Nhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story7 K9 ~. a5 M" E& D; J
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+ i$ D. I% j( Y+ @Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales5 Q2 V6 [5 a4 { k, S0 V5 V/ K
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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1 L: S' S+ m' _0 u: l7 d% TEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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+ n v$ V' V0 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.
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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.& X- Q, E2 X, C7 d
- I6 Q7 U' t- B/ D% [- MThe 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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6 r( [, V! T' m# c“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. ) b7 W8 o8 s, s0 R
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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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& I) W) T0 p) DYear-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.4 T- w& k8 c/ f' X& J8 [( ^8 K
( s+ O8 }2 w" B* V- A; B/ y& `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.
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0 S9 O1 X' e, }8 VAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.+ n* L4 z* W/ g' r0 G4 j
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.) L+ Q& K. I- u% C* Y$ r! m1 T
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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1 O, q) K5 d7 fAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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! K7 a1 S5 a; ]" F& `7 S' QPrices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.0 C4 D! O2 [( H1 ]0 Q' J1 ]
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“We cleaned up in the first quarter of 2010 because housing activity during the same period one year earlier was dismal,” said Elton Ash, regional executive vice-president of ReMax, Western Canada., R' h9 X$ G( S C% L# l
& R" g y8 D' A“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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