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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story4 m# @# t w( \6 X( X. D/ P
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! H+ _1 D! T8 v: o2 REdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
) ?; y- n; |" q3 t9 p High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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' `0 F* v W) e* R) X. hEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.9 S- X( u% J" m
( t% C; Y$ D: d3 K" c, @+ u. o“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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U8 J' z1 `( q/ q4 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.
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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.
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4 B0 L% G3 M9 [4 m; o, Q4 q“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. $ T7 a1 ^" g9 Q5 Q9 P7 c
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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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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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z l. {5 j% f! l) BThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.* ^, G6 @ Z6 f" d$ h2 E7 e
- U/ s1 t$ e1 q8 P8 ?- B* nAverage 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./ v/ R0 F& c. q- c1 U {' n
, k: B7 G6 i: J# eInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.9 c, x+ W9 C/ {2 o: v) A' ~
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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& C( m' z* F ]; U; k9 h( r* u. NFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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6 A* x- v5 _- z+ _' B7 SThe report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.* I& D; X9 x0 ^: I( ~( _- h
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Prices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.& x$ a3 q; m9 @8 T) b+ k5 N
* A, k+ V) c; T. J“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.- K- O1 {3 M& t/ I( R$ J* P
! ?$ [* I1 i3 {8 }“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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