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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story9 G- \' q! s" J+ m$ H4 ~
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales' E: O+ J: S/ L( W) v4 b2 k& e0 o) R
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend8 z% S; \& l1 C
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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.5 F6 g; g& {1 l- ]9 h
# z4 L8 b% C) O% @" @( [5 Y“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.7 V3 a) w$ G9 f* g8 i
/ n. s; g5 t- o% p; m: Z. `$ r- eSales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. - x! O8 Z. j$ y c. @% H# ^1 O
: m) P( R* D0 i! `* l1 `) h% `# A+ eFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said." F5 P! H3 v0 F% W/ e: R
3 D$ V; j- a3 B6 z6 x“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. # j) n9 u& W7 d+ \$ K6 V$ d9 n
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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.& G& y4 V2 b, E6 p4 Y
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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 J9 z& @' _1 m+ o3 @2 ^3 ?
1 C6 X8 b) j9 E5 w8 m8 HAverage 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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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.) r3 \" W" T- N6 x# w! ^7 e
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.5 V4 g9 |1 C$ O2 N' _& i Y G0 O* S$ ^
; N, S9 R$ k% m% J( b' J' |0 [( QAn 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.”7 Q0 N# e2 f8 s1 ~. P/ d% z/ X, \
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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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7 B( s2 U9 S4 `( K, y3 QPrices 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. }) {( ~8 N3 m7 B, u4 w2 a* ]
) W- }3 H1 O( ]* U. S. v“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 x5 C9 a7 v4 r* G, ~/ H: c3 ^“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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