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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story8 B5 i7 |. a- r2 u
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales+ M6 Z% ? w1 P! q
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend& t X: v y3 [; c* V
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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.4 A7 }% W& A! A0 d9 l
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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.% S) w0 C, f& Q, \
2 l: h; Q1 X: \ OSales 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.. @& K( A2 B. Z
: b1 P, M6 T- 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.6 F' |: ^4 F# r0 y
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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. 9 y/ L1 j- {+ M: Y( ]5 }
8 j* [1 i3 l- Q“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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# }+ v" M1 @/ k" r3 {% s+ k DYear-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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2 r Q* I; `' p% W) }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.' K7 L! t( f; r- s m
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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. N- H2 W/ a2 [& ^9 G: r. X6 r
5 j4 O7 h4 l' ?8 bInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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3 d" [8 C* x4 k. }“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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2 X! u6 W. f& d! d/ |, f8 v1 AFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.3 Z2 o& x9 Z3 p4 f! R
4 }% X, M! H# | z$ [& r+ \1 B/ `2 ^0 BAn 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 A" h2 h5 f# n! h# oThe 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.' Y# R0 k# K* M0 `% g: @% T+ J9 q( M+ \
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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.
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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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“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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