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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales2 g! j+ n! r, P+ t* b" f
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend \5 H1 x/ `; s( {( i2 G9 M2 r
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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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& g, G y) P" T5 ?“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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; K6 b a$ b6 }* ASales 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. . }: W7 N6 y, ^( i! v
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.4 v( w8 O+ |% N; k
8 h6 @" I; b/ s) {The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.: x" E& ?) w/ a8 }# u- ]
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. g! k2 i" W3 W3 O$ y! ~) l
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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.”7 I+ q& j& U8 X' \& ^! U! 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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& N$ {1 D3 {, C9 O2 X. L+ d2 C# @The sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.2 {+ M. X& Q9 v4 R& f; e& J
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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 $320,289, the report said.
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.; ]/ _. a- S$ n
* {3 M; }$ h5 n# k- n& D8 q0 {“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.% c$ y! T% f& t# C% D& J1 d5 Q
: m0 q8 G2 i) D4 e' o9 c3 P! oFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.: Y$ {! ?& i; M) d* d& L% x
* ?3 }& O( X8 QAn 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.”3 {3 e# C$ i( Z3 F8 h' j; k4 w1 q
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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.
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& c% b+ u, l" l: s4 l5 \0 @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.5 R( l. | v! s- v
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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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