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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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9 @" f6 k5 s) N# e$ |5 [Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales# [4 s) x2 q g: m6 K4 X. T7 z" u M
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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6 f1 m d' ?+ C1 m) ~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.$ Z* k2 H- f7 `4 h5 Z
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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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# i* x; ? L3 g+ Z7 z0 sFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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0 Q" T) X0 ~# ?: l( ]The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.' n3 _2 X1 b% J; H8 A! C. s0 G
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. ) r( l# u1 m/ G) H# U
3 u8 y( R: R4 S( Q; X. P: e) F“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”# X9 h+ l( w. Q. _
9 s, ?! @5 m+ T- `9 qYear-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said.1 Z2 k; z8 u' h6 L+ A
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The sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.
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+ a$ t" `1 D( m$ JAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.
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2 M0 r- f1 G) _; q8 N( LInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said., m; Y- Q: K. y. B3 {8 }
) E) C) {; w" {2 K“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.' L& s' k6 k. J5 B I) q
m: O" q1 X, ~$ JFirst-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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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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, {" f/ J3 r% o( j6 `) `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.
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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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“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 P4 _7 l; R
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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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