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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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; i6 B) S: J5 o' Z8 iEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
2 t. Q, s: k) T High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend% c V" G) r$ R+ I9 z( }
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4 m5 K. {/ Y+ [3 ~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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; _1 h( s) k) @+ ^“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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3 ]. I- s7 F2 S. V/ v7 r( |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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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.6 @1 I6 w, t! O
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.# H9 i5 [2 A$ i: f0 R
+ D8 r. w; ?3 C& H# W2 X“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. 5 c1 [, { g( p7 o
- C" E ~) ?8 f' o“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.”5 C$ G+ }+ U& X$ T# I. z3 P" m/ K! M5 F
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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./ T9 O1 [( O: D. h C8 A/ B' k
* I a9 Q2 }! ]3 A z7 rThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.0 w2 [$ L' g c& U7 L
+ b7 q6 y# W$ z/ b" k9 b! V1 _5 OAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.' I, l+ H5 K# g8 {( |. l
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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8 w) M$ x7 [3 Y. ]) J4 ?: W“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.. {$ Z1 }0 Q1 u( W2 a- \
8 l# `2 w) j% V7 }: aFirst-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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1 U+ ] M' f2 i6 ?9 l% eAn 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.3 |. V) d7 K' n8 u w
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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.8 |3 i5 R2 c. V! r( u" f' J _: B. s
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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.
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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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