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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story. T. A4 ^( \1 G+ L6 z6 m: |- c
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6 }+ J9 E9 ^8 n1 g9 o b9 i ^Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales8 c+ z+ p0 E9 H
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend U( f$ O" V3 U7 z- L9 j3 W4 j
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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.$ i; r( F( K' l
: ^4 j5 q7 B' K( ~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. ' n. }% c) P# I, S" o
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.2 C# W1 D6 U+ i
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”& S' m9 `) _; V7 _3 W) J3 o8 G; D
+ x/ [, b. k: b$ l" FYear-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 J6 v z4 [% \/ S+ {" g, \/ |5 J( {
/ ]' W( p9 R5 S4 \9 UThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.6 q" V) H' \: k0 C3 q1 h" \9 n
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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 $320,289, the report said.5 ~" L6 J& M+ B* n. t: Y
( G& i/ v% `4 A: u4 k$ LInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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% \& @" |- @, P+ L0 c- t: ^+ O a/ ~* }“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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2 ^; G& e+ j* KFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.” Q+ m+ d" M" J3 Y8 j* r# l6 j
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.; }# l7 M4 x$ Z; O6 q- ]! S
: `2 A' t9 z2 _2 K4 Q0 rPrices 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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?+ G g7 t! X“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.+ S+ X2 G: C! B5 a, m4 \2 ]4 R2 A
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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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