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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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* G# s' y$ F! Y& F( N% m7 m9 lEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
( n% a& l' A6 e 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.9 w% U2 p7 j& _
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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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7 T3 X7 i% M. L# T# xSales 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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0 { s5 n0 K6 Q. z& VFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.$ u8 k) `+ Q9 o" @$ O r9 Y* X
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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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+ ]/ y. Z3 N. g! 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.
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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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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.
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& \2 W7 k% }2 b% eThe 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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1 |* r4 u t$ P- D. v- |1 \) 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.
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4 g M2 D1 X I# f; C4 l# t4 LInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.- ] [9 q) b5 H3 j- W( _
/ t' G X; B& l5 E“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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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 W& |8 F6 s; o8 B% X
$ u/ T- P- b, C, G+ J p# ?; ?+ p8 @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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* _0 g) k" f" r4 L4 HThe 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. a# u& ~$ I; ~7 G% r2 M# |
, r$ d( [8 j: N6 T" }/ w( a0 jPrices 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.) O6 M, J1 d# n/ E
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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.. C2 m. ~" s. i3 `
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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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