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) W5 j7 a7 W9 r lhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story: ^$ M% N7 |( o, @$ o. i# q W
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0 o6 N# w2 ?+ W0 f' ?' NEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
6 `$ Y6 C4 z. D X! b8 N- Q2 Z 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.
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! k3 {) K) X5 Y0 G6 l“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 $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.1 z8 ?" o# O7 Q$ }5 a9 o* w
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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. 8 A6 u# i9 h6 v
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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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4 M/ m2 {( f! g* m; y- O5 v9 AYear-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.2 R, m4 k) n( j1 }
' Q$ W" Z" w8 \+ WThe 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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/ P! G5 @+ ^! z: y( L( f! cAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.3 t/ {5 z% h% ]( T$ Z$ _
9 H0 O& ~1 `$ p5 T5 E% GInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.$ ?% Y2 P5 R; V0 C+ ^
- Z+ t6 z. E# P& P7 dFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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6 ], P/ P( Y( d4 A) [3 L8 SPrices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.8 ~7 |$ S( C2 w
6 B+ \6 E( n8 a7 I S6 j8 Y“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.* d+ q) P* g+ I
( U p$ Y7 a. r6 c# W“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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