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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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" T& ^& l2 _' a3 c- L3 w5 T" cEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales* a8 C: u5 t: X; u# s5 c
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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& R! L7 Z. J) L5 D/ BEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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( t& Z8 D0 I/ K; @) s8 R“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.- T2 o9 Q9 m# u5 t) e
' u" T- X( R# a/ dSales 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. 8 P: V. Y, T7 v7 E, z3 _
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.1 v( w8 Z4 c3 v4 _0 l
- a4 I- _( o2 I, XThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.; {7 U6 m/ _8 F$ [0 ?6 e4 u
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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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& w6 f5 P6 c% ~' X0 O( B0 y“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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1 X: a( e: v! Y3 g: q, @7 s5 bYear-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.( k; t- S( a5 P
9 F( b8 X1 B; u, o: Q5 @0 WThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.% @5 N c' @& e: H
! m* z- U s# b; L' ~8 y! M% 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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. X% c* z5 A# j' ]" i- _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." k3 A& c5 l& G# x6 U! V6 N7 c
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.8 z5 n B: P* H# q- J
7 J/ d: }9 e! AAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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# I( ^. r, e' E4 M( A' YThe report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.* h0 C8 [$ i6 C. ?+ ?: s7 x2 _# B
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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.
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& O$ Q, I' X3 N" C“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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( T- F" t3 W" G6 ~7 Q9 z“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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