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' s6 P2 ~! u" s: t, e8 ehttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story2 A: X" G' B+ B) [. F1 m
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
* U' ?' \: a7 F; M 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.( l6 Z( b5 _/ O6 a F* G7 O" I
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Sales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. & `. s/ M; a- j: k! k
* U% X! A) C$ g# X, W" AFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.3 v+ \' C: e& R( Y: M8 ?
2 o' N+ H% p8 a% OThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.- V$ I; Q h& d' U, P. N1 Q4 q
# @! ~1 X; Z _/ p! e- U" ^6 K“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.”: Y7 D: [6 g, p) v
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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.2 S+ N1 b4 z# `- u' l9 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.
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4 v. g/ E! h8 k2 q* RAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.6 X% @! J1 _$ w( p9 ]" q
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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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]2 }1 X5 p5 R: L1 C4 K( `; [First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales., y7 g2 E+ d& U& j0 x
; Z, x$ \0 u# T- s' Y2 KAn 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.”- Z8 ]. b% F* D9 V% }
# u- n' M( z0 q, u2 }7 w* fThe 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.& ?4 r8 ]: O) p/ U" e* @: F) b" U4 J
' N9 y2 R [& W% a! |+ ]! QPrices 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.
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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.+ X, \( Q9 \3 c7 K: C2 G7 [1 M7 |9 p
3 Z8 T; {1 K9 \* E) s“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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