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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales8 X% m+ D; X- M. G. {
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend9 F# |% P- f7 E$ l
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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.$ E2 K8 c, D3 F( R; ]3 ^; I3 S
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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.$ n( C( k/ L( W/ ?/ p* X7 U( k
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Sales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. & {& U' r8 j$ I, e, `
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.- Z9 I- n( P" Q3 u4 m
& \! f3 P! E- s+ Q3 S8 nThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.1 v) V7 C# }- t; C
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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% O V; o1 \9 ?6 ^" O- J“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”( @* ?5 z8 g. {4 w# g& g# x" l
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Year-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said.
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, G X; m( { x! xThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.1 x2 R, o$ j# r0 p- g
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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.7 F j; T% G5 J; a4 N! U
3 T' W( l0 L& s, J) G6 u uInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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" H- P. u+ Y5 G2 y“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.3 z9 k' { A- T+ W
m) ]1 u" m( F: b7 G oFirst-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 M) j9 I+ y9 y; F6 F7 ], q4 L' n* MAn 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.”. ^! }: @( Z+ V
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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.9 P0 ^1 Y! H! X0 D# r1 @
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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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* V& S3 {# _9 t- t3 W8 c! A" f“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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2 }- l; K4 M4 K“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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