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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story, B. t* k) O( S- _3 z9 j
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales) H) w. d, G& \/ u R8 j
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend9 f9 O! Y/ ?' `% k# L8 N
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$ ~: }) P4 Y( q+ u, B2 ]7 NEDMONTON — 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.+ W0 B, w' Y1 m8 v, j9 O- T9 {
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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. & J) F0 K" L8 x! A) p4 [
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.; G/ l2 `% Y! M# f# J
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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0 \8 I9 C$ T% W1 m! [% M( }. b) u2 A“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. ) \+ ^* X4 l1 j
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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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0 F1 F5 X4 T& r7 w$ K8 g9 mYear-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.
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: I( h! f2 C7 J7 j7 L0 ?Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.* B8 F) a% b1 Q& i" K" {. ]& g0 C# M
+ T& s+ s' B* JFirst-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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7 D _, Z# J6 e; b, X) f# {% MAn 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.”4 w" m0 v k( Y0 w u/ i
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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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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.8 E Y7 i3 g& q% H
1 O+ a/ l( G- u5 J. N“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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