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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story( V0 f& h7 T7 t
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. V5 L2 d: C+ h& P* HEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
( C* {+ x" f( p+ w3 q8 b( ^% W* Y High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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! }+ m$ d8 ]+ s8 W0 lEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.2 l% b6 ]+ ~* T3 w3 y, m$ ^2 C
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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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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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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.7 A" p a- V$ T, X
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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.6 J6 R0 v! b; W/ B! e) e3 ?1 v
4 D7 e$ h( t0 _3 y. H9 Z3 l9 u“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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; j" P! \0 s% s8 N: a4 a* {. }7 d# e“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.”: k4 w1 o; U- z; D! L
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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.' X7 [) a- Q0 U9 @9 ?4 x- f7 i
( a6 U6 U' Y$ H: M. ^+ [% m8 ?2 rThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.; U, O D" \4 ^/ m
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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 $320,289, the report said.0 ]- w2 ^/ S; ~% A5 Q" {
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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, d* [/ d* V3 k“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.6 C v2 u+ W1 {4 M. A
8 c: h$ }7 M/ b! P% D/ CFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.; ^ _8 M! G$ u$ q6 C1 A
& q5 e, g$ \- y& T- gAn 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.”7 y! n( j2 U9 @% X( M, i8 t
1 J1 ?; m4 a2 HThe 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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, O1 _1 h# o" i9 YPrices 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.& _; ]2 d" Q9 K8 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.& | T5 @8 q1 o; |' c3 P: B
+ \7 |8 |8 E. B“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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