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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
7 ?7 K7 o% g( l; ~4 ^1 A High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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) q" K& ]) D& v4 S9 t: ~: JEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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0 s# c( m5 a8 N7 K/ p“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.( d: P& G* H. A& g0 a; g
" H) F: c- f2 [; |1 r, z" vSales 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. 3 D! e, X8 k J: B9 p
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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' F( W* W9 G+ P v/ L+ K' A% B- PThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.2 {) \- ?; a- U+ f* [% s* W
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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) c( y& P( m/ u# ]“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”
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3 R J O9 f, G P oYear-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said.) W. Q5 B6 g. r" T
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The sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.; O$ \( m. e" S" O6 ?( d
/ p! F- x+ G% h/ e8 w1 _( h$ SAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.
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* I# t$ L- i5 r# mInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.( O+ @9 F$ V7 X6 Y" o5 R1 T/ B3 j
# H% Q& N8 v _+ x0 n7 a“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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; [. X7 Z: l9 rFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.( _& ?& s+ C K
+ U$ H3 I/ i0 d/ { N7 lAn 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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) g, v) {9 }+ m# L4 w2 FThe 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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! m7 x6 V8 I+ PPrices 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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“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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