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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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2 O {8 S8 e$ w& |# {Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
( g" z; s/ p) g- X1 g# k" s 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.. Z- A( V. |# {8 Y0 n
% x y( S$ s3 `9 W9 {/ P“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. 1 Z7 u' I' `( B+ l0 ^4 ? ?
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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8 v+ S$ s# Q- T' {9 F. u1 |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.
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1 R' M8 J& }& C6 @9 D“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. 6 g1 j' X+ Y6 A9 m, z9 n5 j3 O5 ?( E
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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.”
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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.2 n/ [/ Q, d; v# S1 _* Q0 \7 Y
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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.
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; \: q1 O+ n( Z9 \- G% G5 D) J6 w7 @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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) Y+ E: S" @6 @4 Z1 U/ D Q0 h0 \8 N" RInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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% W3 p) W: P6 y/ k7 z0 \An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”7 o! S: a+ U4 t8 v# p7 M& M; w
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.0 h& [& X: }- I; g1 G0 q* N: y$ z
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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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~& s0 { Y# n! g1 ~1 }“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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