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- Y/ s; H4 f2 r) [# k( {* Zhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story0 K6 ?+ k) I. R3 j
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6 e ~: ^# d+ [! H \% S$ s+ S9 @Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
! R# a7 |$ ^2 D- P High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend$ g& S, R! l' ~1 r, e* T
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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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“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.# z1 X3 z, e O; \8 Y9 U5 Q) S
% l- Q2 _: @3 r( T! ^0 c: \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. 8 L. h: x, u& T; C& I
* r, a0 [/ [; n+ xFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.+ ~! }/ j& o1 a, [" w3 d% m8 C4 l
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. - z4 e! V; M$ P# S4 T
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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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5 s6 _3 u1 }2 BYear-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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! q# U$ M, |0 o9 E1 T0 a, I7 o- |The sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.3 ]( L/ D. J3 b
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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 $320,289, the report said.7 Y" O' u" ]! V4 a: c( _
. j$ c' E8 A* R: H( MInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.( x5 o i( s4 g7 j2 r
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.5 y; T& p0 B- m" C4 E3 j' Y
3 d. M8 x/ V( iFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.% H5 X5 F) [6 e# L o0 \9 A
/ ^5 C8 S0 [) Y- ^An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”) o! }8 n: E0 a, ]5 Y/ P2 ]6 F
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.8 x: D. Z; |! [* |$ N
% A( V* W# T+ ^* l) A7 ^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." Q) E" L9 J- {5 ^/ D
" k: C; }( b& G; r“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.. |7 D7 J. Z, K9 I1 M* T: G
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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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