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) X! Z) G- e b% j( J$ V" N, hhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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! r! y' i9 G: c/ G0 |8 F8 vEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
; N$ w. H/ C4 F( Z" R: p0 p m* h @ High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend8 n. |3 ?6 u: _5 u, l0 j. \, e
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4 S( _( E, r0 HEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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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+ i$ v w, o! E$ s; i$ q
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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.
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) E( A, i" ]* p+ e8 I: fFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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0 ?1 u3 L/ k1 O! ?The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. & n$ p% B" A' U! w8 V
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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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, v6 T; [* ]# n. E. rYear-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.0 b$ Y- M& Y p
{. f5 v7 G9 _* }: fThe 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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; C5 |& U. m- e' k, b, o3 ]$ u% XAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.
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$ M! u/ u+ d1 v3 u0 GInventory 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 $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.# N2 a y/ M6 S0 U B
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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% o+ G# N& t* F. B+ `. ]Prices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.
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3 n4 B2 Z" V2 u$ v: Y“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." W+ x9 y: d/ `: @ x; j0 O5 ~6 c9 V
, a+ ]3 n+ F( Q: V7 i! x“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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