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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story9 C% M! u1 c5 N" I' Z$ M8 p
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) b2 Z: `. _0 A" g5 t+ NEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales6 b9 ~9 v7 F/ G7 R( D0 _
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend; P, N4 o0 ~2 u/ S( n
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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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) R9 x: y$ T! r+ G“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.9 L$ O$ y/ M( G1 X
, ^% n$ \8 h9 t# ?- tSales 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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2 m/ l9 B* z6 d3 Z0 xFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.6 I5 ^3 O$ p$ x6 Z% G
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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.& e7 d- g" j$ A. F3 V
8 |( t$ f- F: r& B I8 ~# S$ P [“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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8 W9 k! r6 A" ?1 t6 J' C% D“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 P& v4 |" M" m9 X% Y$ JYear-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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9 F" o. V8 w2 u j8 R- e/ Z RThe 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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3 N. U6 Y f' n w% P2 i4 RInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.# Y/ R& I: F! C" r1 }
8 a9 |) E w- R: ^& Y& f7 W“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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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." G2 q* A7 \% L" e) \0 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.
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, i/ S/ F- ?: K8 u: ^' IPrices 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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& G# R9 l) c# B- ?4 C“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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" z' J/ P+ o4 z4 D“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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