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: b6 Q# k1 g! S% l- Lhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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5 f( }5 H1 y/ f( C3 DEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
( q4 Z1 b$ n# B: ~ High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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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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“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. 4 I1 j& n, Z/ A
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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( B- n% E( I C8 ^; TThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said./ O, i, ~2 o7 q5 i
9 O8 A4 m: S- E0 c) N4 S2 t“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”
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7 Q% U/ v# E8 y# ]( s% ^4 B! l0 d3 gYear-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said.
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% `4 z* E, L1 d3 _8 RThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.$ e \3 x7 M F$ a* |0 I
: E6 t! g$ S s4 RAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.( x1 U0 I1 V- f& `4 v
# X# [* c5 r$ T8 L; W9 B“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.; K! }$ k6 S _: z+ ?% q
' ^6 E; B g3 b3 h- ]* d tFirst-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.; n0 P; u; A, x5 I
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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.”6 l: m1 i) o4 s
T# S. w; s1 _! H0 MThe 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 ^7 R' {/ l& i) h: D9 G' UPrices 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.9 Y+ t* x) Y+ K: U- G
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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.: ^* x4 Z0 y7 G% c# ?' \
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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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