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! f" A6 i* Y& v1 D# m5 |http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story0 S P1 c, A# ~- ?1 Q+ O2 X
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales, p( R" i2 N/ k
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend& N N5 k% E H
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1 l0 g6 c% _* T6 M6 C: u |EDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.1 |7 e/ g' Z' q1 ?. U- G! r
# Z" R) C7 {+ B2 L# J* C# l4 a3 B“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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' p' c9 e7 u7 `- qFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.+ A. T" ]$ e8 W; A/ r7 A
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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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9 e2 r1 k7 ?6 y# y; \7 ]1 uYear-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.* m- b2 R4 i: w* a2 [# Y
1 C8 n5 P6 i" Q* S- p! w+ o# lThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.7 z2 y8 X& U4 A( m% F8 @! t4 n$ 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 $320,289, the report said.
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+ M; |7 _* Q, yInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.2 X; i$ H& g9 e t; o, Q" M
' V; O/ l, }0 w/ n“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.”/ A; `1 `5 |! |+ p: E2 y/ {8 M
7 E0 A) {& h1 ~: C/ N1 N, kThe 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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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.4 l+ |2 S" d2 W) G2 R' B
2 B- b! q: L3 l% S0 j/ ]“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.' W! {3 }* `: h5 z2 k
) }+ K8 s# |' z5 m) j: j“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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