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2 S I' h" f3 Thttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
" a6 X5 G3 r N! G2 l 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.; P* G6 a: ~* z3 d9 U
3 U# y& ]; P! @7 _& v& G“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.* p% B% L3 c5 t5 q" ^
% K$ D; H1 H0 v h" q0 bSales 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. 6 i" L: x x- r& s* M- T
- \! [/ ~! r/ C8 B& \ `1 v. uFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million., N q8 b& W( _
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said." W" w# B6 t% j0 f' Y8 ]
0 Z! T5 e5 e9 e+ U- Z M“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. ; R. I1 @- R. u/ O
6 ~- s1 K$ Y3 m ~; d# `“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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2 C _/ d3 |. W. I/ p, t$ v" `' ]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.
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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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- I4 S, c+ H5 \0 s! j+ DInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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; e5 H+ _ _9 G. q“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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5 O& j7 V' W# lFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.7 B' P2 d8 P! E; i4 i. G" Q
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”8 {4 Q5 M" _5 t5 |$ y5 V
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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.# h) u; |' H! _+ v# M9 x9 j
6 ?* r7 g6 {* h& I$ |5 s; @* UPrices 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.9 P t6 @, {1 w- o& L
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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.4 e$ m2 s, ]& V! F1 p, D! w
5 i) v( R3 |6 x“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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