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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales4 P! n) d# r/ R- ^$ o
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend6 c) y& q5 r9 k% ^% f
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* r/ R+ d( [6 h) NEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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% _) 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.
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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 $1 million.$ p5 b5 m+ t1 A. b0 p2 I
1 Y d. A9 E% Q" g+ iThe 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.# U$ b1 ~/ u! m. g2 H. a# d
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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. 9 t2 H$ f" ^+ g( C# n% | S% S' v
( R# n; i, c2 v, T3 n4 D! j4 V+ _“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.”* ?- }/ n; e3 h% L
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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.7 K8 `* g- X. l; k' f0 A& b
" J( c3 Z0 s; [% J7 |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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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 m, w/ m/ s: U% F5 \) e
8 H% X( }. ?& b' T3 J7 g6 RInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.+ j8 t) E; i& ~+ b7 l2 L- L
* o7 j* w9 f9 T* a$ J/ R“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.- ]" j" `9 T Q/ J
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.6 K. M; e& Q, r2 x4 ^ F
4 W0 a% y: ~0 |3 x/ D* SAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”' @& v* N% s0 F+ |5 e3 \
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.- ^: H/ ^ D! T: i/ z% c6 M) S
) z) {* M, M, N* yPrices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.
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8 q8 ~& Y! s$ g- ]; _) C4 e“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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4 S* R6 z; y. v9 b# p8 H9 |8 [. a“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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