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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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1 O h/ l- H" ^/ p$ |* t+ TEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales' f. }4 `; X% n3 ]7 E" C8 i
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.
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+ ~8 P2 m1 h+ [( N5 |“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. ! W* K6 W/ f' `7 L
$ ?9 [! [- _2 ^3 G' XFifty-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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" R1 |; R: r: I! [! r! Y% l& b“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. 8 K0 U: A! x( F
' D `8 C' p: m9 Z! o/ E“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.”# z( Y0 }4 K% u. b6 |4 o7 v% u9 {
* Q a! j6 R! t S& rYear-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.
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1 s w- h0 k, M0 hAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.
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" Y w3 D4 a% _1 L$ h; RInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.% u0 k. @# ?5 P, H9 q1 c
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said. M& `, S% W. y8 C
$ i% ~$ T0 x+ g1 v K, C6 D/ U3 xFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.: r0 i# h2 @6 ^& o! q' G9 q3 G
# p' X7 R1 j1 v& I5 y; S* x2 ^An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”- i7 v2 X8 w* O4 z c- N, Q
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.) \+ o2 g+ x; M; m7 y# B# B4 x7 H6 d( Z
2 P/ ~* `' q! rPrices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.
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“We cleaned up in the first quarter of 2010 because housing activity during the same period one year earlier was dismal,” said Elton Ash, regional executive vice-president of ReMax, Western Canada.# b$ y7 m0 {: }6 _' j# R$ ?
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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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