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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story1 m& x* }, W' I l1 e
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
! C( n) q) E' |0 r1 S- w( r& f High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend3 z* [7 a8 c( C1 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.- v. O! |0 A5 c# c/ q$ P! W
3 U# t1 i4 }" R* z“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.
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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. - j: o, @; E, e7 g/ W+ e6 b- }
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.6 L' ^- E" K3 G- b+ E4 G3 l
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. + x2 n* N) q. d% F: b
, J/ i, }. E' V, C“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”9 ?+ t' }/ }# X
, [* d% D, I" M7 B* v; yYear-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said.
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7 ?1 o X( `* R2 W2 I% ^. b4 cThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.1 J/ s, }- |$ Q6 `! a2 t
; h( s4 r* I' h- }+ b. b; J. m3 q3 G# IAverage 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.' I& S& @- g* f! T2 F, j ?+ f
5 X+ T1 z6 F2 f0 o( [Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.7 h' X6 Z. W4 w6 o+ a
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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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* L! w W" L4 M B# l: HFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.1 w2 \* ^& X- F$ S' M, x" [
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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.”; q* c0 C g& v4 _3 F) p& k- 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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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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8 \9 y6 Z% f/ k4 h* S' e$ E“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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