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6 d+ D, z3 b$ Q9 T/ khttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story( F0 t6 I( b9 o% w ^+ p
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, p* s3 Z! `9 V3 y: j" `% j2 CEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
* }) D: h8 D. m/ M Q High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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8 p4 F: f, F0 m5 K9 N5 HEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.0 u& I+ C& I% B8 s
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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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$ @# O5 i* G8 a# y6 X" {% L% @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. " W- |% S9 Z' J% X( A7 p6 e4 \
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said." Q8 k3 N3 Z9 }+ Q) Z% R) h
; ?; T3 i* n! N/ \“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. - f; h( s3 N. V$ f1 c/ [4 Q
9 e; Y" j8 e. t. S, h7 ?“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.”9 Z& ^, r4 \0 u6 a3 E5 A* f
* [" R7 ?0 N% z0 l3 X- t0 hYear-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./ ?- W) U, a8 g4 N
7 x5 Y, M" {$ o1 |" W, {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 $320,289, the report said.8 v; x) C! Y# C R; E/ [- D( d
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.+ p) r! m; e+ A: Z5 \% C
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.% ]; O- e3 z) N7 G$ J
n8 {8 W7 t/ f& e1 |First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.& O: F+ _" W6 X; z6 s4 o
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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# N7 Q( Y3 d. ]0 {- K8 j+ C1 }The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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( s' o- Z& B( l5 s; YPrices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.
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“We cleaned up in the first quarter of 2010 because housing activity during the same period one year earlier was dismal,” said Elton Ash, regional executive vice-president of ReMax, Western Canada.* r( R4 B3 U4 W r( G1 P$ q2 ?
# m. x$ E) f9 T“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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