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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story5 f5 W$ k% P$ L! w6 k, f% L& k) C
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales* M! O2 G$ K- Z# N4 I
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend$ I3 F" Z1 s, x0 _
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2 S: }0 K5 }' N/ f9 O2 h; B7 MEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.& ~3 r# \. F9 K; G
* K5 X5 ^: I% k* J2 h“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.& ~6 T3 A1 o$ r0 m# u2 U4 f
+ S2 F8 n% T/ C9 {4 I* u' e7 V4 r X5 ]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. 3 _+ i! e3 W/ x1 ~7 t
& Q, @' t7 ^1 s' g! wFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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1 Z/ I$ @8 t. SThe 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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: c. W, X) ?6 c* |8 p“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. : q" c6 |1 @4 a0 R% ]
* r; z! |+ n! n7 |( Q# K“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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8 V+ H( j' Z/ s2 m, t AYear-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 2008.3 I5 W" t. c8 i E6 Z
' ?0 j V6 E u2 C9 L) Q- G% {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 $320,289, the report said.
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5 x8 B& q% N4 {8 J& UInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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8 O# h$ m: y# o0 lFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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Prices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.9 f- p) R" J2 f& K! k2 c- {
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“We cleaned up in the first quarter of 2010 because housing activity during the same period one year earlier was dismal,” said Elton Ash, regional executive vice-president of ReMax, Western Canada.! I$ t8 M O6 ]. S0 ?
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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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