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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
! g/ | V1 K3 O2 ?, j. I' P High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend2 ?1 \: k1 i1 t9 g$ r A' a+ ^
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0 g5 H! ?- N# r! OEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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. p7 u1 Z8 ?+ I8 N' T% ]“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.+ _. a* t8 Q# \
7 ?! e, `' W+ P9 GSales 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. B' s; J: T- |" A
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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$ ~' q$ \8 E1 C( S“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.”
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; A5 X* ?8 V# i w. Z+ 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.; N' h7 n) }+ B% s$ P
: {/ g4 \4 \/ B. E2 F) Z0 kThe 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 ]# B+ n* \, s7 H3 V! z" c
* A6 m9 }5 g1 \# gAverage 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.- S, z6 V/ I4 {6 B( w
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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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6 c/ R& H- a% V( o6 t" E2 K“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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' q) D8 q0 z3 @9 l' q4 U) t7 sFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.! I2 }" Q4 ?! u+ w9 c7 w
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”1 T9 O5 ]% X4 \! {4 G
9 j, e" o& a- w" C" e# u. v yThe report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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- y- q$ g# I J; X6 DPrices 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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