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) i7 w& s! t. {$ Ihttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story4 w: y( N; s% ?: N2 I- F8 u
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
3 J: P# ?- ]9 H/ f, r Z High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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0 ~, b1 \) `1 B* d2 h5 k* `EDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.* }( O5 D6 C0 }! M- t, d' e: J5 v
$ q; D4 O6 g) P% F+ y* N“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.2 w$ H3 T2 \% ?+ H8 M
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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 g q, i0 x8 A4 ]% O3 P. Y
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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) Z. M f2 t$ e: uThe 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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+ u' f* R0 H5 D0 J5 @“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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o* [6 p$ y: _& q( kYear-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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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.# p* n. r6 Q6 v
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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 $320,289, the report said.
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.( B3 ]6 j: j3 @4 K- R( Q+ Q' L
6 y6 S' Z$ |7 ~“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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% X- Y4 F/ g0 o+ y3 D6 dFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.; b u6 x: u& O9 r. \+ U- k2 E
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”$ g; O" x* W. o7 h* [2 r' [
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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.6 k7 Y9 b3 m& A5 f1 B6 A7 s
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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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; R/ r4 d- v1 S1 {0 A“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." J/ j( G& ^/ F) H8 O
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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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