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% w% l! L/ k0 C: O- c" p: Dhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story# v, F# |$ G$ j8 h- q! b
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, ~- |* h& |- Y& Y% F- jEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
: l/ W: K$ L, n1 N w; }* l High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend* u! \7 `4 _0 h& l/ n% {
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5 |1 H$ m$ }# L& E; [EDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.: ~& ~& V8 E' L# i2 S5 I( r" d
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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.3 H( F, l" D/ L; A8 C7 i. }+ \6 `
" T" Q4 Y; k& \; r/ JSales 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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x/ e& T S% }. R+ {Fifty-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.2 O# a0 P2 B0 y L2 c; I
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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.”! o& J6 x% v! L1 h+ i1 Y
9 g) c* Q. ^% {4 Y2 K7 cYear-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.1 n7 H1 P% k; v) D% r, x& a7 S( y
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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 $320,289, the report said.
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said., o5 e3 l! f$ w; r9 P* F
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.( A9 V9 ]3 j! F$ Z0 F+ w
, o7 H l, K; N; }First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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% h# ~3 ~# l# }# IAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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9 o' S; ~1 a% HThe report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.4 {9 J, ^1 k6 M5 K' i/ M5 N
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Prices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.- u# n. X( j: q; f: h0 q0 r
" H8 i- t, S; u$ I: x% t: a“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.% t: F$ m6 @: t. `" V- D2 y
2 s; \% V& W1 Y8 n7 L# Z. i) a& j. V“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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