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( j* z. t( C* A! O! ^8 x l" Uhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales$ `6 x; B) J; P" j3 Z- Q Y
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.% L* k2 p' @& u2 ]/ s( Z
: |. Z. T9 f2 F“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.4 D0 Z2 `: }) A
4 p% b- Y9 {0 l- H9 I `: `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. $ a, i4 H1 V+ [* A: L
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.8 G C/ q) D6 r6 @ O
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.+ D# I3 o7 n" ?) B
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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3 ^" w: D1 j$ J0 o ^ ~; P“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 W/ C- y4 W. M0 u( @ B2 y
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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.
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& h/ w. m7 X$ @& 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.
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0 M7 P% u+ \% T% c6 \# |! E' 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 $320,289, the report said.+ ]8 Y! Z% L, p
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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% ~2 D! S9 |$ u“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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/ `, h& h: h& @ Y8 k9 VFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.& H+ R( h+ ^- F4 a! f
/ r5 ?% N6 j5 O5 }6 l: _An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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Prices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.! u- J* _5 j$ F9 p& r
* \) C$ `2 W* k9 G' H1 A“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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5 t5 C4 V# ^2 Q+ K“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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