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( `9 C! m( R$ \& j' Vhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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# R0 r0 L; x( X I% [Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales! Y* p) ~% G: `
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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* z6 U7 }/ O' E5 R; tEDMONTON — 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., z) z# M" ]! y- W' n
% p% Y* y$ G v/ ^ f3 [; A* oSales 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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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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2 P! Z, y0 d! E6 e2 lThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.4 Z& C. F( W1 o( r! O% f; ]* o
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. 6 ~8 k+ J I) m P
& A+ \9 l0 S; {8 k; m U“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”
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. b* l/ I3 k8 a' D: C, M" Y% AYear-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said.0 c# }0 Q& T/ u, f2 S
* |! v' d C* d3 i xThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.$ w8 o x! L4 a2 \
5 D5 V a* @7 W5 G0 L1 l Q+ eAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.$ `- x+ E# U' j) S3 G- }
2 Z" F- q0 l; b$ F' {7 GInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.: X' x% R0 o9 {* T' m0 [, Y* Y
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said./ ?* B, ^# m, N6 G' `% |0 V) Q9 @
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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7 t; g8 R V7 B( J$ J7 h+ IAn 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% r. M9 s7 D% X a1 n3 U0 \
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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.' R, F F# R8 V) |: ~
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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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- D- Q: @5 q$ E“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.
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* O6 h4 y7 D% U* A“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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