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[$ ?9 J- Q+ Shttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
4 \' I! C: o) d& ]- s2 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.7 m! S2 \5 p* U8 _( Y! B
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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.8 X( R8 |& N' Q. {' L
+ |4 s* U/ \0 c- ~' I: 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. 7 ^- e; \4 M/ q# h+ U6 G
# @2 S [- G* j O2 tFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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. ?. t; g( X5 J) q E9 lThe 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. ?" _. z/ [' h0 A
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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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5 Y+ W' x P+ V3 u1 |2 sYear-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.. j4 d( [6 H1 [' w7 n; z, n
- {8 M8 Z7 z) J+ HAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.6 n$ Y" C$ S! j' }' N6 [
0 N1 k# z" {$ U/ m5 W3 F, G1 @2 lInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.3 n! J6 W8 J+ w* h7 b" ]
" @% k+ `3 g- w- H3 W( ^First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.# p( k& d: J) w6 J" Q
5 y$ R2 I! R( B* t3 tAn 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.# m/ C" K7 w+ M1 R1 w& B8 a' `
j8 H, b; q$ [% ?# k! dPrices 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.& ]$ n5 H- O0 k3 [3 c1 H
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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.) j" K5 H( N" z2 n
3 R& U- n+ p' e2 s4 u: A p. d; m“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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