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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story3 t, t" j o2 o9 k% A- E* M
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales3 Y+ Y0 C) B6 N( g7 z
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend. f& b& j3 m) N& F, K
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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.% _% Q9 O1 F$ ~
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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.4 Y- U0 ^/ h, d2 D
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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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5 m- O8 |) [: h) FFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.8 x% I% n, t5 A6 Q2 ^1 X! S
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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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) s! M* O0 v0 {“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.”5 c' w) Y6 I3 o+ P7 W# J( d3 X
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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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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 $320,289, the report said.
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* z9 ]# e x4 s9 e* A cInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.2 e$ G9 d7 e5 ^
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.5 C O% s. w" @8 ~, ]+ l3 B7 ]
4 D9 u# d" V/ J1 h+ s5 U XFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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! x, s: {3 m3 A7 }$ IAn 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.”) h( x; v& e5 I1 k- ~
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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.- l6 V1 D& q$ P2 V
3 O d) [* `+ o' G' D" @, JPrices 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.2 ~9 K% |9 V: s7 u+ a4 x3 K! G
( Q. G. f9 z' u9 F9 _( D“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.. G( u& d" m$ u- j. f
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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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