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2 l- Z$ k9 n# M9 m/ V6 g( X. m, }http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story {/ g& v( F2 b
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales( Y# s' j, {1 c1 X: U" T) ~
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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3 G9 l7 g, G% z. @9 b9 Y: QEDMONTON — 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.% v/ B g2 M, ~
. [6 i& y* y: ^* u- Q! s, a+ CSales 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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5 H/ x" T. O! \1 [( w0 l2 ^Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.: D! P, Y5 B( q; L" z! n2 A8 C4 |" k0 u
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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6 p$ J: e* N5 Z* c/ ?/ r1 d4 t$ y9 d“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.”, T4 D' X: G u- I" }) E7 _$ p
+ ?9 {9 H5 s Z" E$ J' _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.$ y& x0 X. A( d9 x
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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 2008.3 X5 Z$ W4 ` {5 B' h1 k9 c
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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 $320,289, the report said.! d+ X9 O# Q) }8 R$ B% x8 C c
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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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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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1 {# y; b, u' `/ l7 pAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”. p0 V% b s) h6 Y0 r
# \2 }3 R# l2 C# [; t3 GThe report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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D. t9 G2 r- W% kPrices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.! H; r' y5 Z1 _$ A
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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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“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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