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# X6 e$ U1 j$ ihttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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9 P7 H- b* T+ q0 }0 GEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
: @8 N( W; o; x! p. J' Y) G High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend2 u2 g( z2 a. w$ h' P, z: d
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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.3 ~1 ~4 D: ~ e/ d. l/ G6 }! @
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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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& O+ `4 F, b+ z' y6 p5 l' 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.
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”& v* E6 [( \7 Q
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Year-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said.
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+ Z+ F! a* K8 m9 G2 \2 X, ?0 L2 i+ O* u' A! jThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.) ]0 p$ l4 Y7 q
9 X5 U/ ]" b1 Y9 Z0 o4 V/ A" q; F$ n GAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.2 q5 X! S$ @9 Y0 k5 @7 J. ]
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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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) {5 P5 z9 q# _; }) J5 c“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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$ G7 [3 \, O8 ~# K/ v1 \First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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4 _. H6 O/ H: g% |2 ]3 C' T5 kThe report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets. C) O, x' a& ^
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Prices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.
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. U" w: w2 T5 ?) F( n3 S+ i“We cleaned up in the first quarter of 2010 because housing activity during the same period one year earlier was dismal,” said Elton Ash, regional executive vice-president of ReMax, Western Canada.
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9 j3 D& p$ m" Z5 o8 p& _3 N' j& K“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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