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& I) K0 S G; `+ V% Vhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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* r0 ^7 E6 Y1 g# D) QEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
; m( \2 V4 M" r- t2 t6 ] High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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- K- ]& x7 K; iEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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" G& Y$ k; }/ \; c. m/ ]+ d“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.0 T3 A* U9 N+ `+ |, K
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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 $1 million.. K( y. x- N5 J7 r0 }% n: ~3 Q
" \/ x! O8 \& P; ]5 uThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said." V2 D' L: g4 e: }* C. _
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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8 ]! E) w, [# Q# y' I% O“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”1 e5 @( @7 f' \1 o
( G6 |+ G6 g/ w* `/ g% CYear-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said.
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# C$ E; p! g" r/ [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 $320,289, the report said.$ W0 Z O) W* o3 T; C. G
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Inventory 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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* c/ x0 X; q. _First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.8 X6 M( [, p5 i0 R/ w
0 Q+ B3 N; F( E8 {7 LAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”3 U( X. I( |) `* }' q
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.. z+ D6 D; `3 m
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Prices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.
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* l6 J! u6 d9 j1 ~" e“We cleaned up in the first quarter of 2010 because housing activity during the same period one year earlier was dismal,” said Elton Ash, regional executive vice-president of ReMax, Western Canada.) X( f$ ~9 O& ?( s0 z( z
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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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