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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
) u8 P* K* g$ [( c$ z! r High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend- f( O3 }; ~4 k9 m% l0 n$ E! l
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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. t( A; i, b9 U/ a6 J- U
4 _1 ^, d6 L$ T2 k& v0 E. E/ u“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday. ~( f9 N$ W- s2 `$ J
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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. & P6 ~1 r- V4 R g2 |2 k
- T3 M* [6 L/ k6 YFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.! L. [- J% b; ?8 E0 T
u8 j8 L" e' u- M8 _0 o) JThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said." N h$ t/ U+ h7 l3 z$ ]. T. y
2 G/ b/ p# i# X$ D4 ?. O6 O“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.”; D$ q( H a' p* R) A
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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.) i6 R( ~) R1 p- g9 \. q* n' j3 Z% R5 C
! `( U6 Y/ ]: m# J pThe 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 $320,289, the report said.! m% ~3 D7 o. B
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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7 @/ ~* U! R2 M7 W0 n) s+ \5 |: O“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.7 ~/ o( o1 U% [$ R3 T' Y
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales., W2 W8 H: p |; F: V( S ^
* P3 r3 b* \6 e, I2 |, rAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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- |" d9 C5 W2 m% oPrices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.
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“We cleaned up in the first quarter of 2010 because housing activity during the same period one year earlier was dismal,” said Elton Ash, regional executive vice-president of ReMax, Western Canada.
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6 i( x/ |1 C1 ?$ y6 J5 ?( i“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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