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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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/ u/ h m! @+ d/ PEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales+ j, g& ?+ |. g5 ]* q0 P
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend6 }8 ?( e( `/ I G, \
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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.% D+ K, K' G1 Q2 x) v& c& C
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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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Sales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said.
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$ K( B l5 P- j8 \: t* p6 W3 ~' \/ G8 d; i2 HFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. 4 b* t" F n# A$ Q9 i3 Y
! Z& }$ k! F! x6 t. A* h“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.”: D$ P/ j; A% O% o" P* G. {! V# h
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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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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.$ [/ n5 i- `2 K }
" C& k3 } V- ]. e W2 AAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.
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$ }( h0 N# ~, {. B; GInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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: f9 X+ A2 u% W9 R; `! r* Y1 n+ MFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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# W' J& v7 ?2 ~* U% xAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.8 [. K3 e% \; W. ]" V% A0 P
! i( y8 l& k$ }5 K* C% 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.% G/ `: D) h7 Y
" B8 n+ r4 y P“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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; J& }7 Y' P# O+ R( I% ?“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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