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' M# }6 A! |) Y/ T6 N- Xhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story9 m$ V0 s; W" c( r+ W0 \* F- g
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9 B) `% q* k! x$ BEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales5 V) @ M ?' [& x
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend* u* I3 w; l4 L9 d
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8 j" R* E# @1 l5 O, {( ?EDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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- P8 Y8 {$ H; n0 W S+ T“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.0 h: k3 v6 P# a6 X5 B% y3 W
, M) V0 a) x. i9 z) mSales 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. ' @2 o9 ]0 i4 D8 H" j6 K @
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.! \$ S0 q% j/ j7 x3 N j% p! M9 Q$ q+ I
3 r1 T5 j! c% ]9 xThe 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.% a) ?6 R, C! [6 Y' @' A
$ m6 h# n+ W! T! `+ c“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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7 {, C& `, ^) e- M& Q1 S“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.”. Q3 c& U! z# y4 U9 I
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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.' A) \$ X" ~; @: f, Y" B& o
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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 2008.2 h7 v b- s7 d! K
i+ ~7 [0 \: s: CAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.- r5 g# j6 m7 r; y" l, ?# B, Q
* D7 F3 l' E# B2 x$ JInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.4 l3 k5 B' p5 }
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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 $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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2 O4 X# {* ^5 O, K" G$ KAn 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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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.0 T' K+ D( o: z4 h! v( Z, ^$ L
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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.& x5 \$ F9 N9 ?- ^# _1 }
& I3 ?% p7 y/ x" B1 l“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.7 Q6 b0 f! z/ ~; J! ^' y
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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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