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9 {$ f' x7 ^2 e" N0 ~http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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- d4 ^2 Q; K) S, {. LEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales1 n& ~8 }* T, t! C. J* n
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend! S/ u+ m0 P# A. W
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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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* z# U( X2 r, ]“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.+ i) k" ]$ {3 f+ y
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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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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.) d" V4 `+ w" \$ ?
3 l& V" \0 } m" w$ A“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. 8 K5 D4 y; S3 d6 C! {5 d1 }* `/ E) K9 U
8 q3 e/ c" Q: L$ I. `6 ?“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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$ s, f! I5 S4 v2 tYear-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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5 A# P3 p" H1 C1 |7 L" K$ v2 }: G( E: g( fAverage 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.% T: ^7 f" P4 f
( U. i0 @8 b9 a. m- v4 |Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.& r3 J1 G6 u; B: a; }- N8 @
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.+ W4 h0 L" K% |
3 Z9 n1 M# I- z6 j& d: g5 XFirst-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.0 ?0 B3 O5 ?# w% J5 O! \; K% s
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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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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.! m% J8 \4 e# D8 e/ c- w- _
2 ]1 j% s, H5 B% y4 r1 @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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1 W3 B9 r/ N7 h, K" t0 C3 u# V“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.) y- p! W" N5 I4 l3 ^, ?
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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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