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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story; T! j* R. g. E
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales. c& H! H5 k0 Z. I3 [% l
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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EDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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. |1 h% n2 p1 ]* M$ }9 ^0 e“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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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.
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.$ G9 Z& m, m& x I* W0 Z: n4 Q
3 e. l2 s, @0 l0 Z% Z' sThe 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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- ?0 `. a% ?9 z3 R m* N7 x“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. # j" v5 k- t( F/ x6 A) u% ?: r! k
7 i% V' z* C: o M, i“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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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.- u( k- T, f \' V) ]
& G+ ~$ X5 `" W% l9 r. O- tThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.9 I' F8 ?" p0 Q( x- D! x
7 S5 h: K& N, u6 a9 F1 zAverage 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.& E' t: y+ k/ U+ o- r" I* x% U
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.( e# }6 \5 Q7 `% B* ^
* ?6 @' L3 C) Y8 Y7 P“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said./ R- n, T [/ g+ ^7 E
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.4 ]& g) j& {4 ^3 p2 E1 S! S
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”7 d" [( m* B7 r6 |4 c
6 A6 ^* |0 \& Q$ VThe 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.0 ^+ Z9 m8 J( f! y& O* H0 m7 Y1 {
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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." }6 _' s! D0 x% a
& d1 Q; N$ O1 f! Q! ^“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.% G1 m; q+ X5 h% a; |; u; ?/ c
5 W: m- r% n5 T% [“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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