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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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$ r0 N: C) @) C8 D+ g' w. vEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales! i3 x6 a5 X/ s& n
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend( {, u5 m3 W( U+ |) f; F0 j
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3 {/ W( V# u- \0 m; C( ^/ X, r# _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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- Z+ O8 o& ^9 e$ l, L8 B' j* g“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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' i5 W6 n8 J& L8 u6 b& x o1 E1 ~Sales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. % F; q$ x3 J) ]3 G$ T2 |% e
% K/ G2 h h1 P- S" O6 QFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.) r0 p6 d, I& ~ p
# G: ?" [$ `' B, ?8 aThe 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! m3 h& ^, y
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6 ~% ?3 k' W. X“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.”& c# I4 f7 J _9 H8 w0 q! L( M5 t
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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.1 i+ h, p6 c4 x3 Q' A
8 I G0 T4 O- D- |1 @) g" b# RThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.# V7 d, [# `6 ?! v* n
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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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! H4 j2 q4 m! I1 b8 E& O8 GInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.& n" t! F8 c' r: P) {1 {1 C
- @" e* ^& J4 IFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.5 K" h1 `" u% G2 W- m' A
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.8 ]9 N! u- I. \; E
8 o! F$ }% d$ X- CPrices 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." W6 ?& G7 l: h, v
1 `3 d7 Z8 D/ d6 M6 e+ x“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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“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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