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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales2 e$ T( f# g8 c! ]# O
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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' P9 Y5 t' M( y) }7 OEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.& v. Q, R6 Q1 q& y
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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.) L! Y. D! Q6 N9 t8 V# |5 }0 ?
5 k ? D) t1 C3 d# xSales 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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7 ~9 n0 p, {, ZFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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1 s. W8 c1 y( b& `' b# h0 JThe 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.% v# U2 @, b8 D. v
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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.”' ]: b: g5 t% X/ l9 \& G
8 L. k; y) N5 m" c- nYear-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. V* ^* m: Q5 v9 { S; g3 ]% v
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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 $320,289, the report said.
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.3 G+ {, @& J H# r$ m7 o8 x& k1 V
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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; N, a& r6 ^" u7 e- xFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.$ E% v- z) ^" r; X5 }, @" |0 e
* _, I. W8 j. J3 C% g6 @6 TAn 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.”6 m. n, n4 t# j( ^4 d
5 ]2 B7 G' e M" G& R9 _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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' ^9 k/ D; S! 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.
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9 b$ s8 M6 R: g9 O" ^0 G# Y“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." h: K( u Z' h/ K; p$ n% T4 Y8 A
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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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