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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story1 _! C0 m3 v# B- x
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0 h2 |+ {" M( _$ S/ }* R" AEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
4 t5 N) K! [9 G- R% E High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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/ m% \* J# s: S4 w! i" p0 KEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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/ M/ e( o; ?6 [4 X( {; ~$ h% v“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday. @0 o3 x/ K: y% n1 w b, z
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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. ) B3 e9 l; A0 O) m6 F
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.4 [0 I9 S/ W$ S/ q. K9 B
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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.- N& y I5 A2 ]% g: P3 c
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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. & S0 [3 j& d7 _4 K' |
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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.”
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0 \3 n" b( J+ o" `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./ n) _' R5 N- ]6 n" m
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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.) @# {) r% W) I
3 ~6 J# }: E5 w* s6 y& d, [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 $320,289, the report said." i+ n# m, v4 a! C, E3 k
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.+ o) N0 R$ [- a5 t
; Q; k7 Y/ Q+ q% j$ n1 j jFirst-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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/ T' ^" b: |9 I" p2 p7 e4 [0 QThe 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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6 C( j6 N) g2 _' x GPrices 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 e& x2 m! l/ ^0 K& y6 X8 A, Y
7 `2 Y+ V; L. t) L: L) s, W9 F“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.
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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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