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5 q/ P1 z3 `2 P6 ]1 K# Chttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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5 S, ?0 \9 M1 ]+ Y c% \* G' gEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
# ^" p$ { v% u1 r$ L. B8 n9 } High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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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.5 x9 @; J9 U0 D
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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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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.: x/ n, c; x2 \. [% F
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said." m: d/ }% d$ l' H# q* A
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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. \; P ]1 N; ]% @6 l J
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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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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.0 f! o6 K, F& z
; m" N( W: ` A& iThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.* m k# ?9 T+ z% \( K
- O! V4 ^% B5 ^; }$ U: |" mAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.
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k1 v( g1 x6 w" B" }# bInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.+ Y0 q' k9 k- a0 h, B# y
7 A% `2 S4 q# K' Z$ w R+ l$ K“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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( l/ D0 m+ [! @! ]6 {" xFirst-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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% o! O3 r; i; n! @7 d! ^! {/ ]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.
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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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“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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3 ^# v6 [* t6 A1 B5 I- g“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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