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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
, D, ]: Q8 H2 x# e High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend8 `# J/ ]0 f* o* v) i4 W2 E4 r
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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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/ h( A& R! w& f; m; q“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday. J+ I+ t4 @/ s& ]( q
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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. 6 z t! u* Z1 P( t# @1 ]
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.- s$ t1 _' S4 ~# m( K; C3 C! ~
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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.
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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.
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6 b7 k, g [4 T& J# Q8 B; F$ L“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.”* d7 f" a8 L+ s6 `. W" D4 A
9 h/ D- N3 N1 R: q w3 l4 K- n3 T+ IYear-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.' f. t4 _8 b; `$ Q* d7 P" d+ |
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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 2008.6 [/ Q; C- ? v' d& u
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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 $320,289, the report said. w& w/ ]0 K6 I, b: @( M6 |
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said." [$ C- X) k5 z: ], X
6 c" O. V$ N6 e% y4 b“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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( H# g# p8 ?4 f- l3 b7 J, f" p/ EFirst-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. u: z8 Z9 h6 ]# Z. L. b# l
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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 f1 g1 U/ Z! G! G. `
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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.# Z; ?0 D7 E9 y# o0 z) X7 E- }# c
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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.
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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.( `1 X2 F2 t- X% Z9 b( _
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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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