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X3 y! f) j$ ?' t, z* S4 ahttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story. h7 W/ |9 |- H* F
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4 `* U- ?7 K! c" [; G6 C) J- JEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales5 r- |! u5 x: V# F, @9 y. `1 F* S
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend6 m& e- V. |, t0 n' h' L2 v$ I
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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.
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. v+ S b1 m |$ x- ]% Z: Q9 l4 O“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.
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' V7 {( m* V4 m% KFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”
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0 }, a+ P) i4 o2 u$ xYear-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.
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9 A6 x$ N/ r# d0 sAverage 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 $320,289, the report said., Z8 e9 }: X0 @4 U% r; c' w5 j- A2 T
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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2 X2 n- p- Z$ Z6 H“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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6 @. Z9 o; O3 `# u; GAn 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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! D2 i0 F+ a& P. n4 ?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.: G# P' J! l+ ~' u" i; w' p' K8 F
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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.; X5 L. c* ^9 |' ^. k
! |# v4 T# X! M; M* v“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.& c3 j3 C% O" m+ h. U
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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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