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# I A. n4 X$ mhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story3 G! |1 R! t6 \5 J) N3 N1 H( h
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5 B7 l- Y( v8 l. b8 zEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales+ j/ {6 `; L$ N; M' {! R
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend$ b- o& s+ _; [9 R4 D) N |; M& i
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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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“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.7 C3 o1 R5 X- [7 F" r5 q: s
+ {& M9 F. }! Z/ Y- kSales 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 l* X# N9 n0 ^9 v- t
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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.6 @9 H9 m4 V( j) H0 J+ C. E' z% X
' C2 t/ l, s' l# A) |3 Q“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.”
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) d( k& ]% r u% }* JYear-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.& t3 Y# K o* [
0 X4 R2 X! s- P% }. c7 aThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.8 R6 ~, h/ g5 H* D( c. ?
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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 $320,289, the report said.
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$ t9 K& O$ K( i$ ?Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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/ Y) X: Y0 m2 Y. x“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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1 c8 u+ h8 ]1 o9 ~: Z/ AAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”- b* I" J+ U' u4 V) m) q
4 l# q: x P# r/ G1 f5 }The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.. `% e$ a7 Y" e" b0 v
. f" n# j" B# c$ JPrices 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.5 M+ Y- {3 [' ?7 G+ V# r
3 k4 ^/ X& c. Q- v“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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) i4 `" ]' V2 t8 j4 }“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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