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/ G9 M: V1 w. j5 i. Khttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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- _! m& U7 v; bEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales# ~% K$ D h' J: I8 z* T
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend7 C. R- o- a4 d
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4 w4 d6 c$ ~( ^EDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.* q* I; W; F/ c8 {3 _
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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." x F3 s4 ^9 K- m. K( x
5 t, X" e5 _% b5 R4 f0 K8 ]+ bSales 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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# m* c, W) R3 f; U% E T, i* ]Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million. N( P" z7 l7 D6 [/ s& a/ _
' z6 X' R0 k E3 b& M9 ^; 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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* p2 h {2 c1 E d“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.
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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.”/ q0 d h( l8 N
8 W, E" j2 n; y, m3 gYear-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.
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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.2 c" N1 u) X R/ g& ]
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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) G t j) y# A0 }, x% z6 c2 ^+ @“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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: v& P) }) ?# qFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.. i6 O6 \6 X2 E- e9 @
" R; m [% ~4 q. x: |/ g; h9 OAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”% x$ x" l; q2 @; D! d! J
. M8 @7 d' i1 ?( UThe 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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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.5 C( m+ x' |5 c/ E9 J# ]
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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., k6 M* a4 I6 h- T9 w
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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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