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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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7 x0 b$ K7 r# U% k( C0 o D. mEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales6 H: b% F0 C8 O6 N1 q
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend1 N O3 H/ j( i4 X7 W- @% X9 [) [
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$ {2 y& C1 U( r& q+ gEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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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.
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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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7 `+ ]8 o" @& DFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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3 I, D* a. y1 B5 F/ Q3 w“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. * R+ r: ?2 u$ R7 \
( I5 d- v) B! U; b1 }% I5 V4 p% c7 q“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.”/ d. N" E" k: b* g( }
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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.$ i0 g M7 k( [9 x, e7 b
2 P/ c1 v7 c$ i: {( e9 E& J6 R5 C- O) _The sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.0 T- }: Z0 V0 U4 I
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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 $320,289, the report said.0 j8 h" M+ k& ?9 c; `+ |
5 X( G I& s! R4 v1 [4 tInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.! d" h; H, `' N4 h) r& T
8 }# `& @, m5 u( X6 C9 p& `“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said./ O+ i# P/ d- X: t0 J
! g$ C" o1 ]) l. T9 I+ s; K- [First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.9 {! E- S$ i+ x3 I' @
" d9 T' F7 v/ A ], rAn 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.”9 j, q: A3 w! m: q) L* D* A ^
0 i4 Y: s8 _/ {$ `7 g% RThe 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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+ H t/ x' w0 n& P& \- @6 r) 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.
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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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“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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