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# K6 G% b3 X; q, ehttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story/ w u" A; D, b
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; M' d: y# S+ c3 q1 i! pEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales, U5 G+ w3 i6 B9 k7 m: i( C; ]
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend' U( P) X# T# @2 [) E0 U
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; s Z+ r% E3 ~( V3 bEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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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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+ w) E" l, M3 x @- [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. / Q7 s7 `1 Q8 g/ y( U1 Y0 }4 S9 C
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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O- ^: Q! I* J! x7 CThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.: K& G/ e8 B" h i0 G$ F
! i) s, o% ?- ]; N“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. # y5 R/ t& v+ k
& P( \9 P/ }3 I. c3 B“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. t! s: \* v) U( k/ q% ~
# W }$ S5 Q" a3 c3 n% dThe 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- I6 Z8 M8 [% R( n' M k+ e
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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 $320,289, the report said.
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* C6 c$ h' f, ZInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.2 G9 T; }) |* |9 G, N6 z
1 ?. D: L* p9 f W5 `“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 $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”- C: P B8 H; ^5 x
: I5 L" m7 Y- @( AThe report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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$ J& B. Y |/ o3 E3 u% e: p$ f- FPrices 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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& F7 j% f5 \: ~) A; L4 ]8 e& q“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.7 h: m' Y/ l ~9 R2 ?
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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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