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2 _7 e. H1 r" b4 { X8 t1 y; Yhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story9 a' m }- c4 j
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5 T% N2 K' a( U! YEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales }/ D- q6 @8 z
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend6 j' s% Z1 G+ f/ ^$ E; I. Q/ g( Y0 d
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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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6 {- G/ J% Z+ p* SSales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. ( v5 t2 u) I) i. G) o$ v
" {1 W0 v, {; D% w( ?; }( J8 w- KFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.+ q9 M; N4 r" m! v8 i9 B2 ^
: { N3 {& F* M2 e0 M“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”
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Year-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said.
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$ R$ K) M5 s5 ?; s* _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.& |" p2 ^' e0 y8 f4 p
! X6 h4 e- v% U! q' IAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.8 `6 I0 E/ \. Y4 u
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.2 F( _' a( b) F$ a, y8 C! p" k: @
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.4 n6 H8 t4 w8 R. Y! f
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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0 \& U4 ^% |3 V+ w5 D& E/ p2 ~An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”3 J" G. M; A9 B) P0 o$ ]
3 ^2 D+ R3 v& P. H- K6 ~' eThe 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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) v; i: \ N2 E V Z OPrices 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. `; k: I* ~, s
9 h1 ~! }/ 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.( U/ G5 a+ O( `: D/ `! h
K$ U5 W% b- { J1 {2 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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