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9 h3 L& h" d- L; Vhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales6 b M! t+ S, i3 v! W ?
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend' |0 y! h! Y% Y* V! J% R! }
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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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“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.' B! u5 J# X; G8 {4 b5 l, l
1 o; v. P1 N- b9 G @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. 9 {7 d6 ]3 S/ Q* L# X3 o
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.: e; P M c2 I7 Z$ t) ^
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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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1 l' a* z$ S7 v \) B% M0 J! s“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.”! X7 Z! V* [+ j/ q
' q9 U/ E$ s! i2 P. m sYear-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.. ?5 Y C2 T7 T
V3 c/ i8 R; F& 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 $320,289, the report said.
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' h0 ? M% k! \4 ZInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.; E! J' w* |& E) F$ j @2 ?* n
! O f* m" }+ \“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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1 ]. j# W ?: \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.”
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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., L+ c B2 l- j/ Q( D0 _
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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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/ z, Y9 F' R+ }* \“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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) q+ J0 z# a' o9 z4 P% i“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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