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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story. T* D4 G% T' f
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales' t+ A" {9 ~& y8 a2 H: S7 f, v1 J
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend2 p) [! K/ y4 y% u; v) n. F
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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.1 T L! `3 X9 r6 U
* f$ e* l. Z' T“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.. z" Y& S' }- m3 [( N& K
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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.% W2 _0 m) p( M3 \
; }% {! Y) l6 x* q* ?( 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.
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! b0 O3 G# `4 F+ P! S“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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“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.”7 Q( V* G8 r3 T8 C/ _& N0 c
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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.8 i- d+ W0 {4 s: s1 h0 b
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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.
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& t* W: M1 m; ^0 b: g( t9 [Average 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 $320,289, the report said.5 c1 U# z0 P9 a3 {5 z
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.( n5 m$ U" ^) P, R0 v" ?& ~
7 s2 | g3 _3 _* U( h, @“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said. L3 ]3 e2 F6 z- i) w6 k
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.. u% Y5 l0 S6 S( M5 o
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets./ k& F% N6 i W8 |. q! M+ L
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Prices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.) V1 S! b$ b( L2 _3 y- q0 }
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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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