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$ x }0 y4 w* p5 dhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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4 f$ a/ U( _' K4 [+ tEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
$ \% f5 @* `3 @/ q' G5 X* v8 L High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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) J0 Q* n8 R; s8 DEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.5 y9 E/ v9 F+ r7 A* K
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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.
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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. p+ o; @) t3 U3 j7 x. r" K: k
- t! v# S0 i- L9 I, OFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million., w& x2 W+ F7 y6 O2 S
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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5 x( z: w. e- W, u' ~3 C“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”2 x/ o! `: D2 H, x& ?
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Year-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said./ ?' I9 @! W) z5 w% ? r6 |' ?
, {( G' m% i; j3 e7 ] kThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.% ?6 k1 P8 R2 a5 H/ E
: [! Y$ a! M5 V. Q1 Y2 k" AAverage 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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. T0 J; n' k+ @# l# z8 d( a! IInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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# R; ^3 I; i8 O; {, J* g5 A“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.- D( `2 m1 e! W4 Z. f' f4 ?
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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* \- x1 p( j/ w! w! h/ aAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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& `0 M% J2 X t& D: y& ZThe report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets. ?! {1 R7 |! y
+ Z5 p& k) V8 A! aPrices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.. p$ o7 L" i! u1 y- I/ R
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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.) s5 ]1 P7 V- S7 K. y3 t4 D
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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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