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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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G J4 X' H2 g( cEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
# D1 y7 K1 [' y; d! S High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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) W9 f( L) H. b4 ^. t* aEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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2 ]" S( o: G9 {/ E# _“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.; R5 A; ?( i8 k' Y' H( o, y2 _
2 `5 w# _ H; h$ c9 PSales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. ! s! U4 {9 ]$ @$ V
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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6 m9 v$ J) w& J% vThe 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.! h2 ]0 w4 m2 P
) b" A- |; b, ^4 S4 t% r“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. ) w- d# ?. ^5 T/ \$ D4 Q
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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.” E; S/ n% S9 y- t& X" j
4 A9 }% n. R# r. d& g1 y% \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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m! j. L2 o7 Q8 H8 n) D7 WThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.* d& i& `: |9 E* X0 g+ R/ s, L
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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.7 v' r+ o8 K. q! q6 A
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.: l+ {' B0 x2 |
& ^9 i O5 v, [* _“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.7 |* R5 o" F* B0 L
3 i8 X" C0 `0 ^) \% [; S1 a3 HFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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" ~) t' `3 t2 X/ Y) \2 n- L$ @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.”& j! g, f1 a% |* @8 \4 g
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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.9 u5 N- P2 R: Q1 A& T A. 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.3 V+ r' Z- n3 o+ t/ U! 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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