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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story1 o6 i( ~7 | F5 q8 b
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
8 G6 |' V: h4 s" i1 | High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend5 N, ?" z3 ?; d" r3 k
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# e0 ?: T9 {; }% J' S* A3 a; R: xEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.: L$ G* `! q. ?# M) u
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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.6 F8 V. k( \4 E4 G
' H* [( z/ m- ZSales 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 $1 million.* G- |: V, C0 |: J! @+ o5 P2 q
3 g/ l! V4 @2 z4 L% `( f$ yThe 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.* T. E4 ~& `- s1 s0 K
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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. ; f3 p$ r' F. \5 z! q) H
5 p/ @4 ?% O+ S+ @1 Y. S“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.”- r" v5 h0 v- N$ C
- |6 ?& Q; P2 \5 H+ j+ ?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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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.$ a9 T& i4 c; H+ a
/ L9 f5 f0 Z* R- }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 $320,289, the report said.
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, \7 h9 |% i, C. @9 iInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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4 D! l. ?* F$ N% n" Q5 f8 Y9 E“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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- ~: R/ H8 e3 \9 s8 Q% p8 UAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.% T/ K0 ] m+ T4 K @ H
' V" p3 C# G5 _5 u$ ~/ V: ~' R6 vPrices 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.% q7 y, M( e2 }( D! e. W4 ]9 P
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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." a6 T. G3 u& Z- T/ h' V
+ b, Y- ]. T6 L4 ^" \8 s“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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