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" o4 H3 C+ A3 P& J5 q* t# @9 Fhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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& D( M" U( D# z" q' r# NEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
; a% e: W, Q0 U" v9 {* R: | 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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" }$ c9 G. K+ T& V; `“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.7 g" ^% S0 Q& t7 c
+ ~4 H* Z( U2 d/ X. e* [Sales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said.
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1 j/ \6 {' r$ T5 n1 ?Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.- ]! L/ j% s" C: |" Q$ {
+ ] i$ T% t3 T0 J2 t i* nThe 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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1 a0 s2 t: E, b! n( J5 e“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. 1 Z& |5 r! ~" O$ \4 b& T) N$ s
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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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# }7 w( }4 l+ N S! Q1 e0 u1 uYear-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.9 V) ~& ^; Y6 I5 _; S( x8 C( d( J
( a% W7 K( J" h! f, ^5 ~' Z m: `The sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.5 U. L o8 ] f- y
$ l/ x/ a# y$ lAverage 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.+ @- }' O) k) s1 ]( F
4 {% G1 r& q& J) Y- q“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.4 h' R) F" L: f9 ~0 o2 X/ e
. R' v- E. q: p: Y, |9 VFirst-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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7 X- i u) w% V5 W9 IAn 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.' U" K5 T" h, 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.
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! R" r1 P) f) c7 r N+ @. T* e“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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0 \) V0 E$ Q9 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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