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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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: n8 y H" u: z$ \0 ?$ F, _- I/ L ^Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales# }' I1 T7 S6 Q- m) w- H% o
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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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.7 v& N+ D6 M( q S+ K$ @& O# ?1 ~
% P- u) J7 k9 u) y7 K0 \2 B2 i: B) `( B* Z“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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% Y& v: L& |7 Q/ H& ~Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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1 I& \- F3 [) j3 [6 l, gThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.6 L- W, l, c$ p, 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. ( p9 `# @) B. S) T( G
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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.
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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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! ]# i1 r" d! D, nAverage 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.2 |0 Y) n: @7 b- T
; c& E+ i h9 M: xInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.) K( }* }7 q9 J; u
8 x9 o I: d n% H: Y“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.# l5 F: G! ~/ c" p0 l: 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.”1 c0 |; [; D) g5 Z+ c& G0 R8 t) A
$ L( {" `. o b, I) v% J$ Z: IThe 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.
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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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