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' [2 n& V: J7 @# ?http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story) @ O0 P4 c* b
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' s- J# a7 a' O7 }Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales W, j! Y+ h3 w+ A0 p8 M
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend6 ~& @/ H! }" r, a7 @
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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.3 _& g+ d2 S* m
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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.
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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.
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0 g: G3 r! z( CFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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# J/ _1 P( Z. D- N, @3 G2 KThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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* ]8 u- J( g' _/ F! A# i“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. 6 O. K: q7 Y n1 g4 F( c( `+ _
5 @2 y. S4 J! q4 |0 P1 n2 H“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”0 A3 i% J+ `' k
* O1 `4 s* z+ F$ p$ b1 ^/ 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.: ~, U. ]0 ~6 f) ]( Z8 c3 c6 l
0 A6 _5 D* b( k) [" gThe 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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7 ~' _9 U$ `* q# U6 zAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.
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8 [1 v8 r# c& n7 lInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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& `/ M$ J# |. a% c3 l“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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0 s) G; m+ K lFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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( Q# c( E( S" Q1 ^An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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% h" D U$ [) @9 x! j! {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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. g( j- ]/ J/ q9 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.' E( K' O% V% T7 g( @, ^" H8 _* i
2 f( U/ x v6 n2 z1 g“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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