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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales! j1 y9 y; G" m
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend+ ?2 l( p, e. f* f
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5 p1 B' t" }. c, {* qEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.2 A/ m3 U/ ?# n- q# X
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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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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.
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.! U. g" M" J* d/ U/ s# _2 D
8 ?' o* ]2 w2 g$ ]+ g9 BThe 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.& B! T! z3 l' ]# _0 N6 U5 G: d
; [# Y, `8 b9 i( Y“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.”
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, A/ \& d! X; S; [9 j* DYear-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.8 \; n& u$ W+ Q+ j# M
: k: O: f- C6 @' G4 fThe 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 H" n$ G; ~6 C6 Y8 M
! [7 M) f" q, k, [8 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 $320,289, the report said./ v* x0 O# @+ u% g. T
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.3 k; c7 ^' [+ @2 `0 L4 ^9 Y
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.) U$ v8 }7 m% S) v# ^/ t% }+ E
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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.+ Z* y. J9 ~2 c+ y4 [
3 q) r- f% k& i: `" `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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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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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.
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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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