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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
+ ]1 |3 g0 b) \9 j5 S High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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2 Q2 A! Q6 | m0 L, p% F. KEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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; Z. }) C ], M4 r. E& e# X0 K4 ~! s“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.; `6 q) J# I6 x% U4 N
% [2 I5 Z$ S: K. ySales 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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" D7 c% W& t5 g3 F1 V3 tFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.* i; Z- y* V+ _9 u
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.( _1 j' ?3 q: G
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. ' H0 }( h* {3 R! x9 N; q
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”
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+ E. R1 K1 `+ z7 }; m$ NYear-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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& B$ n: f4 [& s8 v( }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.
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: z* ?% [ D3 ~0 @! C% lAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.: ]9 a8 C1 V# I7 j
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.; t4 E( k; I/ `. J2 }
0 Z6 u' m1 h6 \! h“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.6 O. @6 Y$ @9 b3 q
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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2 f4 j- L. p% J8 ~9 y. uAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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- \3 M3 Q, \2 aThe report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.) M$ y* d) v4 P I# Z8 C
9 j$ l0 z* {) E- S @* HPrices 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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' P- h+ b2 ?' q- T4 r( ]“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.9 H+ v- A$ S+ |# {5 o( F
9 p; J+ J) A @, |' m0 D“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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