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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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* p7 t; c/ `% S9 A1 JEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
& s- [ y! t: G High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend: l; C7 r! ~7 Y: t; f
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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.8 a6 F1 d* {# V* q$ j2 @; b% e, m# V
; R" a E; d6 @2 R7 pSales 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. / q4 \1 x. H! O! [! U8 P, X
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million., k$ s `. B2 R5 k+ j
& L2 ~6 f! a2 D9 g( r" P; MThe 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.) t0 t2 U$ `2 I/ Y" G H# M
1 T( k+ s! h0 L: E$ J“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. " K; K$ ~: j. _# g R& I4 \; d
% i6 |+ x' |7 n5 t; ~“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.”' F; j4 A. i$ \+ s1 u, l' o
; K# t1 v5 _/ }. Q$ J' UYear-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.
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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 $320,289, the report said.) B* J' D( S/ M9 N$ w0 Q ?
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.) Y$ a& z' o5 I
! U% h, a" q' _/ A; Z. V: E“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.. f6 x6 s7 @( Q- N2 z/ a
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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' m7 _% l' U& P6 _% |An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”9 G! \' D$ \! k. U- T' G
7 O- t5 t3 _7 \' `+ e1 t% W& kThe 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.5 @& k9 H8 P6 ~. M7 |. _
( f# w: r J" p) I9 IPrices 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.: [8 K3 D% `6 }, O* v
+ l4 M/ u' K. X' `# k: }; A“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.. P9 w; V, p( B: D: h, |
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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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