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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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7 ]/ D7 Q% F. G& qEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales5 e7 @ Q1 E4 S) S
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend" ^2 m. S: x3 ~8 t; o* U
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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.. s; ?- H* R* R: x" A7 d
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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.- B0 }* W0 e& L9 _6 G1 P5 O
" p; k) f% `2 t8 [2 FSales 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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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.# W) ~) z0 }9 k9 M
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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$ g8 [/ \5 l( T) X" C, ?8 i: i“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. 0 C q6 t. N/ ]' X& U" S1 E0 F+ K
4 W7 h2 \3 V. R“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 F8 y* L. q, R
: v8 J2 q# V# j, h, uYear-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.( m$ [6 H' L$ n& u+ 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 $320,289, the report said.
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.' u0 M. r1 U$ {7 B) c/ p( m
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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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% j( F7 I% S$ t0 P$ {# pFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.8 O5 [3 E9 y1 t1 r) {; m6 k
5 \+ t A: ?! W+ W. k' P; b. sAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.2 A9 w: k; h0 l7 c$ b l
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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.' F" o( n1 b) O+ N1 u4 c. k
0 K- ]. t# `+ X% x4 o) ]“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.2 A2 Q. x2 I3 d, D( I% }' b# T( p
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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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