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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story _& r( o. x! X8 I( y4 h Z$ O
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* A/ ?/ V7 B+ B. W; b3 [% GEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
( G5 z4 d6 _ o! ^6 v High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend- H, H. m" G$ ]! T: w/ J1 R: P% ]
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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.
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" W8 B. @ U, @- v5 _ S“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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' n) O- n( d% o+ q3 dSales 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 ?( t* R9 n% G- [- E5 L
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.' p' a; b0 |3 L. `, o: e
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said." q& W& [7 @, S0 V& v
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”
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# A6 `8 W" g) b2 _7 ~0 n8 f- g MYear-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said.
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$ A0 y4 S9 U5 Q2 w6 p! W% B2 EThe 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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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.4 n* I, }3 d6 U
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.' T6 G( q1 ~0 K" C
6 E( o, X% i% }& T2 L. ~! y& ]; x7 _“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.1 h/ M+ S3 u2 N* z) Z
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.2 g3 {5 P( j+ H3 |: v) G
+ }- d0 W- N4 g& u Q; B* O, SAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.9 G: E% R2 ^0 g7 Z& U% V" H
. M, _0 G3 g+ A" t1 _Prices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area., M/ H2 |2 Z$ v: U- b' J4 |2 E
% c8 B' q# D5 \- l5 D“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.8 y( n+ M/ y# H% ]
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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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