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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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7 v9 i# z8 C# Q4 L% {2 kEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales) a* g r1 h8 o' Z
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend0 P% m, a* o$ a% l2 m9 r
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: \3 N1 l4 k; w: }& J# R3 aEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax./ C% W* k+ J& Y
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“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. 2 s* u4 l, s. a
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.. i% O. C$ D F2 H+ ^
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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 b3 H# r; o& Q( O* ^3 s1 g; {" z
1 |0 _- H# g- m) d- l" G“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. 4 r$ H/ A6 o+ R" V
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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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7 S9 j' O) L U/ X* N" |0 zYear-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.0 G5 e2 ?1 Q& H8 N r' d4 u
& ~2 S j* x: QThe 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 $320,289, the report said.
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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" N, t5 P6 y; g+ g, D“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.$ P" f7 w; N9 b# o4 y. ~
I: S7 Q& ]6 r; r/ z8 K: V& SFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales. ^4 I0 p& k7 `! r8 s" i0 E
4 X1 K; j1 \6 l3 n" O# {+ t) mAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”8 @( L3 E* A+ i( R# e
% E1 w O) j$ G6 r2 D: g" NThe 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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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.
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7 V' P# x' F/ A+ Q6 f“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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“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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