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9 i% p" W2 F1 S5 o4 u P( yhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales+ o' d \5 J( I* w
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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. n2 j) x. t* o# ^EDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.; `8 L9 {, ^ _5 t, F; G
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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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\! y9 s! W( ?+ v, G- W1 f( ZSales 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. . N+ U% F, ?& t! F
3 s) b7 A) \( v# v% s- aFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.7 ?7 {2 X4 t' a7 W( ^5 g4 l
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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.0 |! z. Y% D0 k- t* A. E
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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.
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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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: I2 \! M3 g" nYear-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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( [ ^9 q `6 \+ ]9 YThe 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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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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# d# t6 Q, d9 o; b+ fInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.) B' ^. o; |. ^, i# I! Z
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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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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales., `) N8 @5 T* I% |" Q% [& M4 n# Z
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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, v" q% M! D$ }* g9 e4 SThe 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.; R' {& l9 E y5 m6 K. f
: Z9 y2 A: h' `7 A1 @3 MPrices 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 ]. T, q# T" G6 g" B8 A; w
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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.
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7 J. e. h% A/ B- b6 `4 }“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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