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2 ] E, B9 P1 }+ K" Xhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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. O' X+ n8 t6 G1 pEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
# V+ ~4 k0 T9 N: W. [* A/ M( e High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend5 q0 P3 X: ~* q: K: r% x5 M
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9 A X8 T. f1 E% C1 C: MEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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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.$ u" ]1 h; z+ ?0 f W' {
' A9 m E' X4 X1 m- f0 A) GSales 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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6 ^9 [( r* h! z' j: V9 p& JFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.$ |+ I+ m/ c' J: h' M: G1 H& q; @# a. s
; B d6 ~8 W- \ u3 o% {# VThe 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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“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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. ]; n7 p5 j2 IYear-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.+ O. n8 P: f; T- N! N! y9 ~
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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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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. _; k. a" k6 q/ d' G* V3 t
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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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* h9 N* O( _. y) {8 H# vFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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$ @! x/ e/ x5 _7 U% H7 fAn 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.”/ g+ c5 l7 K' R$ N% D `
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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.1 }' p6 M% C. h' M% O% T% M
4 `/ s) B! S4 _7 E OPrices 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.
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! `2 {! ?5 d% W) G8 Y9 z0 r( Q" Y5 K“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.4 d" @. X2 Q ]6 I5 v0 l6 s
4 L7 _+ G; l6 r1 a. Y; _“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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