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4 u5 e: F. O- A$ _' b+ Phttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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" Q3 p, S' s! [/ EEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
1 W- b m7 }2 M! M3 {7 y4 N9 P High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend0 s* L2 g; D0 X5 ^
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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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. j; Q! c0 r! F“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.* j6 D6 K; s& P/ _. y( _
/ t2 W. N5 @- B. Y% b: vSales 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. $ u4 y; \$ C- a! ~3 W) D
; m t. c- s8 O# ~( l$ `Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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2 x9 x1 N( \: [% F! b2 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.
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% \2 E8 K w1 Q: Y“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. u. F, U9 s3 s8 X6 Z
o a( Z5 U! a# A2 C( \8 \. M2 L' X“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.”, v8 A: v; h- a
2 B- i' X9 T5 A4 m& b/ o' dYear-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 2008.1 t3 u7 T9 W! E- j
" t) ?8 w+ [4 q( l! ^- d' q1 S4 eAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.
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+ o! b3 ]; A: X3 E0 x: Z! P; nInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.$ ^: I/ W8 y( }+ Z
% r! q6 [8 K! [6 S4 t( @% A“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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7 [1 {# A# ^2 h7 D* O( r# E& BAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”/ `) _0 t* n% v
2 J. ]$ q% m! O+ l" w' WThe 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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4 e" U3 h% M0 ]; BPrices 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.6 g6 n5 v W {9 z6 ?
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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.
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% X( G$ N# M# ?3 ~+ h" ?0 q“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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