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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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6 D* }) }& }$ uEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
) Q: z* J% L. Z& S High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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) h+ o2 `, e" Q5 DEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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% p+ X9 ?# N6 g) j" B. ]' {“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.( l% U: y, g( [1 F8 C
0 u0 j k% W* h# `; ~5 }* k+ z( CSales 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. 5 M, F- C n# {- R& C' v
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.# ?$ d3 W3 s {& Q" T; m5 V
9 f- e! S2 ~1 w9 }6 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.”5 E$ \% T6 ~; `, T! g! ]1 Z5 H
) M( o( u! R Q- K/ HYear-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.8 k; l* n$ d7 {
# s6 ^- u6 J- g1 E4 RThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.5 I: S) U$ G- Q5 s# l1 e) Q/ o
# a" k4 I/ |# jAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.
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) ]5 g' T5 V; `0 CInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.' w6 s m5 B( X
! {0 ~& S4 I8 X“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.# D8 g+ l$ ?0 f% V9 z5 q
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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.' _# f+ h* {1 _0 i; H
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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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. l8 U' R0 k: I }0 S7 aThe 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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. z3 L, h" S% |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.8 H2 `* D% Q+ X8 Q1 ^, H8 B9 H
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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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