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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 J) k% D' S2 N, a! x High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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; f$ Q/ B4 B" o! h5 h, oEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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- n0 l% q# ~9 j$ X“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.; L4 c$ [3 i5 F' _
% y& `2 {0 T9 y0 y! p- u* CSales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. 9 L. M) e! V: W8 N: t
8 o" O7 P1 g- f+ L$ ~Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.7 D* S( z5 x! S" X
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.5 F& G) t( c$ p& T
" x: E7 u, \4 W“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. 7 I7 y/ b m$ z; n7 B5 X
2 s- u+ j) U& o6 \“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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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.
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/ y4 ~: a; b5 OThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.: Z8 O3 \8 J8 f/ C4 ?$ ^9 X& b) a
% K0 ]5 `% Q$ n# ZAverage 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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3 @2 W1 ]/ k8 K `; b0 ~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.1 A! @5 s( k. t* m- c( {( c
" m7 l b3 v. w& f% UFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.5 ^; R! W) _0 z, P# M. V% F
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets. x* Y, I; _: I1 f7 x. `8 n& Q
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Prices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.! c/ k" _! K+ i5 G! O$ X u
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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./ V+ ?* \0 A: y- p) {! b& r$ g. {
7 a8 }; o1 y3 ^- X3 m/ _; W' f3 x9 z4 \“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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