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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story5 _2 ?" X' `2 [+ y
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' u$ A: Z" B8 R+ ?Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
% ]' h. C) a/ \% a& O4 ? High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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9 b* Z( U7 z2 W! F @0 WEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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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 $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said.
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' a$ g8 X/ F! c5 }Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.3 K' h8 m5 y' S; ~) b
5 z% L5 V2 B! K$ P& a; u ]* ~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.; k4 `6 S6 k) ^+ U+ A
- z' m; B: s/ q- I. D“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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3 w, i4 S- _+ x2 P# M1 n“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.”8 }) c! p; p) }4 G$ z
/ [! o' _+ j" c. J) C1 t' L: n3 J: 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.) d( z. o; y) j9 h4 H7 I G; b+ S j
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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 2008.6 @6 k, e, e! r }+ ?2 b4 s0 [
& }5 d% U4 t& ^+ r. b3 JAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.# J) r8 }, x6 {" f4 `: W1 o( ?0 M
" p6 K3 h. V2 p9 g. l) n$ }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.: v. L# w. n( g B0 }& 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.
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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.” `( u1 S' ]3 B0 r
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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.) @+ F& j" n% P3 P1 H
' s" L) f3 a2 \( ~! Z% C- v/ H6 wPrices 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 U* d4 A a0 x
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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.: G; N' s5 \# Y7 O
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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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