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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story9 ]5 J+ D4 _; K: J P+ S, l
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales( k% B( G% k, j7 z5 I/ {' o$ m
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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. X8 |- I* l3 s9 p J _; uEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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! j+ h' J0 N% b, g: @“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. $ u, r* V* x I* v; N. W2 f- O
% q5 q( r% S; g# A9 H6 {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.& J% ?; l4 I% U. S7 q6 L
8 z0 F1 L5 X& c* i ]" b3 n% v“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 G: w6 |: {9 E% N
, V2 n# |& a1 V7 y“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.”8 O( X6 p9 N* ~
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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.
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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 2008.0 H; e+ N: \. |
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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 $320,289, the report said.
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.' D6 _/ y% R) O$ X5 F
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.' m( M+ m* g" I6 a0 s* T
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.$ }+ v# L& C& d: p" A3 \
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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.”
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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.: M5 g( g; X- r k, l: N6 y' R
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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.: l1 B' f+ b+ w/ ]0 M
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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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& a8 n) g3 B! e% Q; f9 \“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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