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' X3 L* r2 c# zhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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y# `" J9 B0 M0 ZEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales- P2 n& j q2 n
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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' \+ V. B) G4 k5 sEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.0 j, t9 t3 J+ v1 o
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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. _0 P- X1 O9 N: H5 c3 u. J
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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. % t; j5 r2 _7 n. V9 n0 {8 O% }
8 P- T9 L/ {' b/ zFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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5 c+ e$ h% Q9 ]' |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. 3 U/ O' D0 E0 P
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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.: |3 M K! o& O" w
5 K2 D. @$ l* C# }7 g# J. Y% p6 }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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* T+ }1 h9 ~- @' x$ FAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.. A V! B! Y3 {3 T3 K
4 e: Q$ Z' X5 F/ c6 t3 }# t7 p% TInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.! g* s6 B( V" Y, z! \1 o7 V1 O3 F
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.2 I& G/ x7 ^6 s$ U& _+ t
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”/ I* t- L* c3 h, r/ ?
1 m7 u6 [% U d) a+ e3 TThe report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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! W) M+ ]1 c6 J7 ^0 h+ _Prices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.
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“We cleaned up in the first quarter of 2010 because housing activity during the same period one year earlier was dismal,” said Elton Ash, regional executive vice-president of ReMax, Western Canada.& _2 T: S* {8 U/ s
( Z3 k2 t4 [6 n& g$ \“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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