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2 A0 y5 m2 v5 f- Y+ }; dhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story: Q7 S C, j# `8 C! w: ~2 U9 w1 L
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' c# ^4 T/ `. ?7 E! S% R2 R( p- eEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
2 N% ?& ]* ^% d# v |5 y High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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% o. P) n: ?5 H8 w( }3 _EDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.) u1 o1 {5 k7 d' }: t2 f! |
7 T/ K3 u3 J4 q5 \/ C) m“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday. a g3 L8 k' X
3 k3 D( W. `2 r3 ~/ J6 y3 FSales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. / E9 E8 {. j: @* l8 o+ V( p. Z2 o
5 @2 J" D8 W$ B( e" Z" ?Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.: `8 Z) ?& u$ }
8 W. Z3 L# y2 }) k9 e5 w1 X$ yThe 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.2 E* k" h. C/ t- ~
9 ?( p7 M% L; G“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.”0 J4 O: ^0 \" V5 z
; l; \2 f6 M3 ~9 \- B5 s& qYear-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.4 w6 F& D; y1 r5 v$ F
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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.! F- }" }5 u y) o$ U% ~: Z
6 w/ b) j, R8 }2 PAverage 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.9 l7 E6 J. T/ M
2 o4 S0 j5 R/ J0 M# EInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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! `/ Y7 ~# O/ P4 n) SFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.* F0 \: d% y q: T1 n! {' Q/ \" s; D; d9 g
* ~; `3 o6 _, |; \# k2 y- V% A6 dAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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$ n& L* @- e( d& g* W. ePrices 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.& S9 W, ~2 e% d0 O% E
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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.
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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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