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( ]$ F& }6 J9 }( y: ?2 C$ rhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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, O" g0 j7 e' `9 R4 ?$ ?6 o! q4 qEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales2 B4 _1 b& y, T! t* k6 h
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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, r! n5 D. s, KEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.* j6 ?, b; z* ^- a! W% q2 k
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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.2 t. s- q" n* o
% m2 j% m r) D. J9 x& j5 JSales 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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9 j* s3 R9 }' e; }Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million." a$ g! E: a5 a$ j# J
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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.
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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. ; A5 Y+ F0 B1 a6 c. q& Z
& v9 S* v) u; I8 K% L' D! C“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.”# i! p1 }" x4 ^1 H' @( |" i
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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.* c/ v% y3 p3 A
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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., H! v' j9 z- }
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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./ D" t* J9 ^3 C4 h g) L+ l
: ]# |1 J; Y" H/ x+ RInventory 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.4 ?- k7 G' U8 I
& V) _ j8 I, m- i2 Z; b! J: eFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales./ F8 L9 x1 o; S {) b
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”" }# U) j# E- N' i# ^. v$ M
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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.8 P) Q& ]) \" k }8 ^# K7 N( j% Y
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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.3 l: [, y+ ?: R" Z3 r7 @$ S2 r
3 r2 w, q6 t& h“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.+ v- t1 \. ~: K. B2 b
4 e0 r9 D" T: X( D f3 B! s- N“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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