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& U6 ~3 ]1 U" b/ Y4 F& Nhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
+ X7 U [/ P5 ]1 I# i C High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend5 l" B5 o9 e# a ^- E, o8 l) B
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! G6 B# C$ A/ }2 v$ AEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax." H) O% V1 u2 j) b# z8 ^
& m, U, l( v/ W: ^4 S' V“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.: B% o* J; s) f" k' L2 \
, n% ^; T: h8 d1 ~1 T5 E( rSales 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 $1 million.
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2 l- Z) a& R% N, J& I2 [0 kThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said., K2 F. s7 z7 k# j. A
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. 4 X* n, S! |4 n
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”( O- B' y9 |- ?
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Year-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said.
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The sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.7 ^2 o! J; f! b$ M, e! O9 M
6 _- J1 i* D8 R- o5 T7 Q" fAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.- ]4 w( n a2 M: W# ], U
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.) v H, r0 i( R/ n3 E
2 h* @; \; _+ ^1 ?) n: a“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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9 w7 Q$ A8 a9 Q) p, @: a% H3 ]First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.3 D# I- B$ G- }( |: e! M
' P. V( n( D. |- i1 d9 dAn 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.”' _+ r, I3 U7 P. A& ?
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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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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.3 n; `" b, K! P. Y- @
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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.
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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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