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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story- \, z- H: m5 J% u+ R% K7 \" V
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales( ]8 G/ p' G: ~( r, I
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend# b& @' J3 W( C; L: y7 c9 i$ Q
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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.0 D$ g3 U& Q5 Y" k, T# e3 U, V$ Y
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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.# F2 J$ k; [7 W8 q3 f- p
0 ?6 a4 \* C# |, lSales 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. ; S3 K a+ C3 x: x _/ b
, |& r( {) P1 D7 \2 D% C) xFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.2 m3 H+ S5 h2 n- S
( x4 r+ D( b' ?" [, @7 m3 GThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.& V# x/ |8 p5 E2 }" `$ n6 p* l1 @
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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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“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.”( ?$ I ~9 ~9 L* a
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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./ E' V& h; B/ z3 C- a
" o* |7 T$ F5 K+ EThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008., v# {$ \* H0 [* Y
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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.: W+ p0 j3 Q4 f7 E% y
* F0 \0 `( R4 Q3 W, E; G5 hInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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" Q, h7 Q- f' F, Z B" U“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.
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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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1 ~7 |: {. }8 h9 gThe 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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' H9 Q9 Y9 w7 R9 W7 r9 NPrices 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.% A; F8 u0 D* s# v# l9 p. S
8 [* t9 Z* @" Z- d“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.) @/ A2 a) O* v8 K
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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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