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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story. E2 r2 j& i1 [4 w
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales A) w: s+ B% G- s
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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3 x: |4 _5 J% p' ]0 L, M( v& t1 BEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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: C, ^9 \3 g. O5 p“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.' |% L' T% s" Q; o! a
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Sales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. + o- @$ j: g( f- Y
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.( N+ M5 e; r& d' U3 g u3 m; V& ^
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.' W0 ^, l Q% ]) A5 O" ?
! u L/ o3 U" u0 [, t7 {! `“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”
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Year-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said.
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1 T/ _6 y1 p$ Z- v- [5 U' tThe 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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. M- D3 \, U3 L8 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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6 |3 }8 R# ]! O, E3 r5 H( ZInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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; ~0 t, T9 R# a, W( h3 ]- P# b/ U9 k' G“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.- Z7 B4 U @) K% c& }
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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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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.”- I9 ?8 S' p! U+ |
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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.; ]- v: V8 y8 W/ H6 ?* j
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“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.- p- E h8 q/ _! |
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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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