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/ o) B7 M, @+ R! [! bhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
2 ^; i3 l& j5 c6 W High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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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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“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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$ G/ o) Z2 T' LSales 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. " E0 p9 `% y0 K5 _) U
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.' T7 c" ?- `$ T
7 P" a" g! ?, Z0 u2 k2 x1 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./ Y2 L1 p8 x) o2 _$ \
" J. q- P4 ~$ L, {“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. - z! _2 r; J! b* K& A
, D3 e7 P2 a- z2 d. A“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.”* A8 P% J# v! M4 a1 C& ?
- G) r/ G* @' q1 OYear-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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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.- I# F: s' j o3 N
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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 $320,289, the report said.6 H3 u$ I H+ x
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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1 `( K; Y1 m7 W/ [! Y2 y; J“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.6 p3 i) ^( [4 |! n1 q
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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.5 }; n4 y' x9 o% ] I; R% n
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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.”: ?! G/ J: N3 U4 D+ ~
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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.- W6 B: n+ I. s% o# r# Z
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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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“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.6 J. K4 _0 ?% K4 C
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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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