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% _7 I0 I: P# Q' j* mhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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* u s# U- f( o6 i+ LEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
7 G+ w% Y8 M4 |5 l5 [ High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend: x4 ~7 z$ e! F
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8 E. I) Y0 C9 @) ]! gEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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: M, H3 d: I4 q& m8 W0 C- c; H+ x“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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0 ~5 O8 K- w# h. F: R/ Y, N/ w; {Sales 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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6 z) U5 m, K, h! P9 C4 P& \Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.' Z" R0 m+ m8 [& @4 F x
( c& _& c( e0 e( r! l+ ?; H5 mThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. % D3 Z7 A2 b* O- e. C$ [) a
6 f' k% q# H9 g: ?3 V% w“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.”/ Z5 |" Q) z8 K
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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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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.
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# ~# F1 ?6 G3 wAverage 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.- W# Z j, }/ H
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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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: z4 a* B; b" | Y' e. O“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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& C: P) o) L; x c+ qFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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. {, P {4 J( }* A6 z4 u( d2 y. QAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”* x; |- R$ O7 h! w+ x0 u
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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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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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+ K( a$ L1 n: K n0 E U2 I' J3 @2 ~“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.7 h' }# C( b3 n/ u
0 g9 z2 Q# _8 p1 W" W, n: U2 f“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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