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) K ]" E9 T0 o. Jhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales5 b/ ?7 m4 n# |: Y& N
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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$ z- M" I3 a) EEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.9 d! t q# N! t: J) X% M
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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.% N) D( f5 n4 U/ z: C3 C8 B1 V
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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. & |# p ^' _3 V, Q( j1 Y
6 L3 {3 a* d( J9 dFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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" y8 Q/ K7 c7 P0 a6 OThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. ) B' X, [3 X( N& L
L" T6 ^" y5 A“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”
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Year-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said.+ [$ A: B7 Q2 k8 K( a# P" {1 e, Q
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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.; [" d* R1 H( |6 G1 {2 J: F
( V6 b6 _- n! D# cAverage 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., e9 F/ ^" f* U! ^8 C" l2 A
* r7 ]8 p- X0 t; D& s0 R0 R {Inventory 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.( f1 u6 O+ F7 m- p3 J2 Y
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.5 V2 R. Q- V, x _
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”* F, L+ q$ g. `* Y8 C
' e% G# ^8 Y: ZThe 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.- X3 k8 @# j( p7 a; m0 W3 {
& O; d0 |+ E% R# x) ~' v“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, S$ @6 O5 B* e- S, u8 d
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“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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