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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
H4 R% }7 U& U" V9 u& k( T High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend, h) N: y4 b4 F; O) |3 l
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- R6 W, x& M( g$ o K4 j# pEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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9 w& R& X5 |6 |. q9 ^$ h5 s/ M: B0 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.
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9 q" j5 i9 e7 }' c. c) KSales 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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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.! ], T' I/ G8 t3 g5 D
( d& o3 e( [2 p3 L$ ]3 A) a“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. 1 F& a4 E/ L7 b7 U
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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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# w: Z5 T7 e8 j! d7 S8 s3 gYear-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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% g% C8 C1 X: p5 o0 u2 IThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.( i% v$ h8 q: G
5 y. L, [# m P' CAverage 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. r7 ~" R! t. g" W4 S. W
, p0 Y9 E& ^5 V0 W0 MInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.2 b; n+ [2 w* o& Z Z
& A- p) U" j7 \ R“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.* g( A! N8 A7 C9 n6 F, B2 `5 h% A
% M+ n; L' b: B0 NFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.0 Q: k* S9 L7 l- c6 l1 N
& l6 Y7 i! R* E0 D# P1 T8 S! QAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.: R& Y4 t# i9 U w/ w% ^
" f" [' U. l- d Q5 E# X+ KPrices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.. x8 }' B) `2 p( [$ q
; Q5 b" @+ H# b1 R+ ~# O( H: q“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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3 _/ ^8 D) V! G* }“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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