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r- t7 X3 Y0 J5 w# vhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales4 }2 P, }! p n7 `2 ~8 }- O- X6 H
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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0 N# p0 L+ n& f" g. h' oEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.0 R8 R) b9 j9 r) ]" ^% q9 K4 M
1 Y: c- Z8 G, 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.
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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. ; j2 S9 Y( f' g8 C* @
9 I+ T( i# f: WFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.2 p# ~+ C! W* y$ \( ^0 ]
) ^/ ?3 e% Y9 P! b$ WThe 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.9 l$ A$ I7 T, a1 \. L; X- l
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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. ( ?. ~% A2 o. Z
; r; `% g: V! e2 F; K H4 |“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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) r7 h) f0 l' b- N6 a U( Z7 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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& S9 @9 O2 A9 T# c$ A5 kThe 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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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 $320,289, the report said.
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.9 b4 r& q' C& x) ]0 }
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.. u$ J, B z$ w0 x
# o2 ^ u+ Y) Z, B$ VFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”7 z0 b" Y% b" S( n9 }
' K; Y$ Q# `% c4 [4 \$ K* BThe 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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% m& [6 X& M& _6 A& aPrices 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." p3 V1 q! E, R% P( e. P
1 O K4 [3 H4 C# H8 R1 C6 {“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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