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- @. R u; E. W% l m9 Dhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story6 S7 \( e: D- i0 L+ t
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4 C6 P1 N& F4 [: eEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales- ^2 a1 x% L( i0 S
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend" K2 z1 x, Y' R0 t+ V/ f
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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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; O& ?6 g* K8 j$ W7 N% }“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.5 o1 G& N; N0 s+ C8 K# M( v8 @
' E, L9 |" _- Q* I2 NSales 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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! b/ v) ?3 [5 a8 g+ mFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.9 h# o+ t$ R& [% r. ~8 M
2 V# b# r' p0 H/ B4 c“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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0 D- X; Q7 j5 t/ ~" W“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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" ^( w7 T0 c7 f7 {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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6 U; N4 k# }) ^$ a! ~. LAverage 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.3 H7 t" [+ D; d
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.8 Z# H* @* y/ Y6 S* @* b6 ^
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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; R* Q B/ G% `, {/ qFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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0 p; R, @# p+ n4 U% O- w# z( k E% sAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.( @8 f3 X. F' ?$ m
% q( z. |* u i0 j& G8 r/ |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.6 _& R) A* `7 {/ O" y
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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." v. A& T; w- Z% }. f3 D
# }8 P$ Y0 n4 P6 g“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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