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1 L( @8 ?2 Q& d" N& Whttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story0 R# Y3 p! L, W! `0 t) g6 P
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales- s8 V4 t# a3 _7 `8 X
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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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.- f2 o6 v; s$ {% i5 n8 C4 D1 u
$ r: p) q, e, p“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.! \* ]% G- S9 Z. @" \- I# U: L
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Sales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. + T5 S( ^8 P$ f. {
& a* @# d0 w' o/ O3 _# V4 U3 X( U5 uFifty-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.. K! X2 n6 ~. b
+ k2 \) Y$ V: I; L* s“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. ) ?+ l ^/ [3 ?2 D& j" d! X5 I' ^
0 W' y1 B5 t/ |4 ^“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.”5 b6 c) u+ P- Z6 r* m3 e
1 C+ O$ n! f' I- dYear-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.! m: [% y# t8 {/ K7 D6 Q
9 o6 n- _# \# e. I' r3 s: ~ MThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.% ]9 q) y* `6 J8 L5 n
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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 $320,289, the report said.0 C, ^' l6 b. X1 n0 x
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.4 l$ `' |3 q H- o, }* {: j O
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.$ J1 w% v; }" S: M
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.1 Y+ g1 {9 D8 c& P) T% y0 S
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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& W" H8 s& D, _0 |) W; E# q2 {Prices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.% U, X- `* O% c' O' Y
( w7 }: q$ _) ^5 L2 Q) [2 [“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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