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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales7 g( _* f) f# E' D2 p+ H
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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“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. 3 f/ ]6 o* O0 H8 ^0 Z7 L+ x R" f2 C
4 D6 o: k* {& b& |, n) M! A: PFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.2 p' u. \+ |& G6 }. A
: ?3 Q+ ^ h! I4 w; gThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.5 J$ d1 O3 F& l; D$ @+ N. B1 H
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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. , S8 Q, z1 E. V$ L S' |& ]' o- T
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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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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.; W8 `* h! b# o( L
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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.# K- U# G9 w3 A: l u0 |
& t2 D" `: U" H9 F& k. E# u, MAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.- _: z! r# ]% k$ K7 `9 c' I" w# u
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.. ]9 K, H0 k( _' R7 y
g; B9 o6 ]8 S, N) q1 C% KFirst-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.9 }2 g3 M8 f" 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.( R h3 N/ C) `7 e
: i- Z. j% y& c' }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/ p; N* x' A1 ]1 k
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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.9 P" n8 ?- e* W- D0 |# c
: ~3 \8 ^1 D2 L5 Z/ \/ H% j( F“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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