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0 X$ u5 r) h& o4 F @http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story% q) ?0 C6 c. Y5 ]2 q$ ]2 Q
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales# `0 t- u: A# z" c
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend6 ]' Y4 O/ D. u5 t8 Q
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G# P+ d7 T+ Q2 A0 ~. c, ^1 GEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.* X, _% G) M3 Y) i7 S
. u" `6 v& W/ Y" _6 }, X+ D& I. q1 c“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.* I2 L, N/ w# O" }8 k0 ~3 [( W
- J, u, C, C, b* PSales 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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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. 1 A8 ~( ]5 v6 ]+ |7 e, X
, G% {) ]' m7 t1 @0 Z; c3 G1 u, k7 z“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”
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Year-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said.
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b: |. o3 h$ @* b+ 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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. j3 }! A) Q {" S0 [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 $320,289, the report said.8 }' q. x1 ?3 i; M8 d" A
" y& K1 ^& ~7 n; V: Z6 L3 q& VInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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- u$ Q2 \' i! Q“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 $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.! x# G2 ]0 N/ R% D b7 I. A
4 j; e4 s7 Y" U RAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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5 S4 P# q* S SPrices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.1 g/ |0 ]6 y& y2 m$ {/ O) T
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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./ w% n5 d5 l' \3 U' R
1 h# H a, c) ]“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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