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4 L" h4 O8 V9 a* r$ Zhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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8 z u5 w' c* ?8 _9 {9 L7 v" vEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
% W2 B5 K/ I# V, `" ^5 G4 _' A3 s High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend" E4 k, ]" S0 \& _8 e, b/ M' N
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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.6 u# _7 Q5 B% x {; t7 Y/ d# |
3 k: b# Y+ i# X& Q“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.4 E W1 |" _3 ?
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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. 7 \% z! Z4 ^; M' x
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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6 G* f; p) r2 ?1 j3 jThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. 1 H* Q% `. l5 i9 p: `& }8 Z
6 Z. Z* e: H5 Q; i3 F( s3 ]7 J, u“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”; r, A" y$ J4 b- `! {
$ X, P4 b k. T4 z9 bYear-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.4 M* `3 L: _: a8 P& K& s* S2 Z
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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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1 T: {+ a' t; z V% s/ ~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 $320,289, the report said.
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said." S, s2 ^& M3 a6 _+ d
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.4 ]0 B$ s- B6 ^/ ]2 K. n6 P
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.% A9 L% x9 v# M4 v. M
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”2 n ^! o- S P9 I5 |' f2 v
, ]' `4 d! J# q8 V0 y1 dThe report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.6 y+ o; Z% g3 i: o
I! ?$ N# h$ K5 ^+ j$ yPrices 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.5 Z% S, t) {: Q6 @* k5 g( x
! S: P4 m4 @' Z5 w" R& w“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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