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! G2 ?& B: K9 q! H7 Lhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story4 X7 v7 W h' J5 o4 j7 n5 d; I
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales, W7 }7 r$ y; G% ^, V v' Z8 k- E/ I
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend6 y$ a( d8 d: z1 E4 l4 x9 H) V
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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." g8 n' I7 q7 U& O Q5 f+ W
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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.
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7 q* W: p* K& xFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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: q" u! j& M4 o" d* MThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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0 }* z( ^' Y9 {& U/ J" d/ k“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. ) t8 k$ e1 n3 t% G. F# k( C9 H
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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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& l' ?6 {! d8 eYear-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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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.# v' f- Q4 ^7 r' s+ F3 _9 a( \2 D5 M
0 F; ?. Y7 r, B. {5 _1 |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 $320,289, the report said.9 {! x. A/ f, Q T
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.8 d+ [! D; q$ k0 E+ U5 y
' [1 W, f9 G* N. ~First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.7 Q. O& B& y3 ^# z
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”( i7 F5 }6 n% d A' _( V
0 p( V3 g1 k& y& B. W$ t3 ~1 ?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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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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“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.0 a, W1 a' c( g/ r. F& X0 b. n4 p: m
+ T1 G. O2 ^. M) r- t1 G“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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