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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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4 n. ~$ s! h- q7 @7 z& U% ?Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
) m( R$ T! I) e# R5 T G$ _ High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend+ K3 w2 f3 D( C* L, d! E. \
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1 e5 |; F; u' x: s% ]" t0 t! pEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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; A3 u$ [3 @" e: v“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.) `1 x4 D# o/ U3 E n
) ^1 Q e( {9 M4 z. R$ ZSales 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 $1 million.
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0 \; g" c2 s$ S' b nThe 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.. j5 x) r- e. P! \% m& l
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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 t! F( p' X0 Y/ Y$ J% U5 ^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.
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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." o" ?+ N2 t0 a
/ {! G, V# B5 q1 {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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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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9 B# x! O# E" A* D# K2 P; [+ \# @“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.6 f. r- G9 B5 m- V" g; l
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”4 F: y; R2 J3 o9 S* A
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.$ P Y- w3 z! d. I x: ~
, z9 O) H& g- H1 ^& PPrices 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.3 {3 A$ p/ r3 d! D& X* M" Q
3 Z) u, ` m, b: S% g“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.8 h* H3 x4 M+ m2 A9 `* |
! ^, o A0 J/ \, o/ |“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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