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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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& X! o+ x6 `% dEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
# H, {* p7 n; ~" Y6 W1 n8 L7 X0 I High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend# M* d$ S) ` [4 O
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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.( y- k) ?/ M& T; ?8 @, J# g, M
4 O6 D# f- V8 P. y“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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+ Z, Z8 o% n0 Z6 a. o* Y9 kSales 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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- s) V) g5 g' B0 o) d5 H" n8 @% V+ KFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. : M/ R0 a! Y/ U" o( c4 W4 a
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”
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: N$ e3 J, X$ C, g. GYear-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 2008.2 Y; E& ?# X2 }9 s) ?. }$ Q0 S- g: v' L
; e( C3 s" i# m: d" h- r9 j0 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 $320,289, the report said.
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$ Z3 `8 x0 _7 `) U3 tInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said./ d, X' ~9 X: T$ Q
$ p5 p: s2 u, ?8 [' F“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 $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.6 I0 S/ A1 _9 N, W( x
/ d& ?+ ?9 o N1 I7 a, wAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.” P! S4 h2 V2 [. s8 Q3 ]: ]
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets., g' G Z8 k' k' I8 b$ E. Z
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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. j& p, j; ~0 p" S/ M$ `7 e
5 z' k2 c- \% o“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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6 k# v4 T( b+ T: l' R“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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