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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales8 s% m7 L# w4 _5 S
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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. B/ R6 ^" |- T. B) uEDMONTON — 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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0 t7 ]1 R( c, l" z5 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.
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million./ ]1 k0 w/ W$ g. D" B
& h+ P/ r! v1 A: h7 n8 h7 ]; UThe 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.) @) l4 A$ ~7 i" \
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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.”3 _$ y( }5 l8 f9 U' X
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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.5 ~! [8 Y2 P; Z/ ^# J
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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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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 $320,289, the report said. {6 i, C" I! L0 x
% R3 S# F6 q- _$ aInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.& Y0 R ]* ^3 w1 a$ [/ p
* a+ ?. S( z1 R8 l- B$ u“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.+ R3 {) W! W$ D6 D' C& f
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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.) F+ D" U8 z3 j* a5 y% w: O
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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.) G" T c+ M4 l6 p, m2 o9 y
/ `# {, w i* g% 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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1 o# _& E' t6 |- q4 \' w“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. T% W& s; v% U5 R |5 T
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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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