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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
0 X4 p! q% m; i7 N6 Z0 c+ X High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend- a5 K) M/ j y
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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.; U; V3 E1 K7 r1 h
! [# I- U3 w' o" A- Z3 K( n p8 b3 d“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.6 O7 q$ ` W# E/ ]& J
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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. : {: Y" N! S& l% E
% L6 H% A( u% gFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.) }4 @/ E u8 r4 |
+ f* n4 K& b6 J( B' e, SThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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* r5 C* b( Z$ z: m“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.” X$ H3 b+ A: w% }
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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.( ?- [, Q' r# o B2 {
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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 2008.4 b, R! N& H5 W" T; z9 J( _- m
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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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& M' { d2 |( t4 B6 `- rInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.2 ] [* B- ^2 x
4 _ }: n0 A4 c+ T1 x“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.1 V. l% u; Z6 O6 ]
( \. Y) O5 a. Y3 `2 v7 G" SFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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( G5 L/ `0 C2 ]# S" E" U0 `" e1 dAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”- U! `" n8 U2 y& ]4 z5 L
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.' n6 R: q- k/ @5 B9 U3 i0 ^
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Prices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.$ s. o- _ b& I, p. V! n
: N1 ^( i9 z7 F; d" ?6 X9 j! z“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.3 S" X: d! ]! S5 j. J& P) F
! r& D, K' e: {, ? i3 V“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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