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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story1 C: z/ Z2 m1 A/ o: r2 l
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales4 t; X, i$ d8 z/ p
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.5 |2 ~# H) _ ~: o4 e
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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., X* J5 H* Q9 y6 _6 o
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Sales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said.
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, D6 h- m q% E5 g+ `0 X1 e$ [ tFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.' W/ K: v/ q. c+ z6 i# v
$ g" Y) o' y8 U7 d$ ]7 g* hThe 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.
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( \8 X( P% z5 X! d, ]; }“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 K3 U, ~. t5 Y* a; d) a/ ^; L0 N
) R1 p* e" Y8 U( ]0 C4 Z. PThe 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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* r6 K$ i) s3 v) u2 O( 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 $320,289, the report said.$ i3 H7 {2 l P' @/ }4 C2 _
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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9 w. t* {) l+ E: `' l' D“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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) r3 C: Z5 A/ a9 e& S( E7 ]First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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5 F' d H/ @0 v% h$ T6 h9 OAn 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.”: T9 k1 G* K1 U. Y
2 L/ C" N0 h! aThe 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.4 s0 _3 S2 L( u* m0 z$ ~: n( I
# x; x9 d( @) }! T! G6 K- `5 ZPrices 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.4 `: L- Y# z' Z4 P
/ |/ C8 {/ P0 S/ E+ Z“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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“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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