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( b0 l0 B5 |0 X7 A- E9 Whttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story- B$ P$ ~3 y) M- a, G$ t V
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
! @3 S( H5 Z7 {4 R6 B* q High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend4 C, t" u0 [) V5 L
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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.
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7 P% D) `4 i% F7 r. Z3 \- Y“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.* s# U/ N# y) u$ J' k
- ?2 K' |' I+ l7 hSales 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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0 \1 _( ?, z1 {9 F. d7 u" AFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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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.& I5 b" p6 w" m( G6 S" [7 O
' E: y0 L& i% M0 x0 ]. @“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. & Q0 g8 P/ M! C6 v u
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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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2 e: A6 ]* `( gYear-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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- K' M9 W" Q" ?# J0 [* c% K9 I3 I- HThe 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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" h' y# N7 | _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.! r/ r O: L/ s* i. I, d) ?
# O) T# I" J( ^3 |4 uInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.1 _2 _( [: z9 F
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.2 b- I9 t6 K, C9 {+ b
; l: m/ q6 f! w+ n4 M. ]& _First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.# O$ J, y9 m j7 A% t! ^- j/ |
, V8 t+ N7 n/ n Q: M$ Z" rAn 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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1 G w4 x+ y- r1 [% dThe 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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& W2 L4 t. b+ [4 WPrices 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.0 U3 h+ I e. K. o
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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./ K3 A- p9 }$ R% h4 u- O' ^) C
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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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