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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
5 F5 s2 O* h. G) M" t q High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend; H# O; l# c9 g4 i& s1 A$ {
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: B. Y6 y2 E% L& e. i4 bEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.) I; v! }1 Y3 i" d( z
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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.
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# |8 h3 x. v5 a; a6 KSales 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. T8 Z Y) ]" K: r
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.* t! u; F2 O3 S) j
' E& }/ L+ U2 U) v* TThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.+ w3 H2 v8 x, x0 H6 A
% s6 _# z0 I8 Z“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.” Z* a! X% \. W
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Year-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said.
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2 h: ]. l4 w' [+ UThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.6 Y9 `$ s6 b$ `& o( k
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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 $320,289, the report said.$ ]' C/ X. Y0 k$ v9 o
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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* F1 J' D0 u/ I) L: ?* [“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.$ x* v2 E" S3 @- G; F# G& U
5 l( Q' \+ v! `! w" ~, w/ {% NFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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- p3 w1 u" B) @; _& l. V9 e- RAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”# X$ F) n5 r, ?- K
* ]$ r& {3 S$ ]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.. k/ O. L, \* J) n2 x
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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.1 E) _$ w# k. W( u0 I M
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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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