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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales# L( C* ~5 g7 b
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend+ l7 R3 j6 U0 b5 P1 b4 w
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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.; ?3 x: K$ `6 [8 u1 n
; d* h Z V# j+ \“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday., b7 V, q+ [/ C* h
5 V) u5 }& V: H' ISales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. ) H3 a6 D# w4 P$ T e
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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0 v6 _+ b @6 _& YThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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2 m! L' [6 t( b$ L( }6 v6 h$ A: V2 m0 ?“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.”. c" A( ?4 u. j
& V6 l1 N' d* v! Y- h4 Q* B( rYear-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.! h0 J0 D; o& |# W% H, `% v: ~3 l
, k7 k5 s' _/ K; r. VThe 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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" q. A' X8 a9 x; uAverage 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.+ k; u7 e1 ~" M: m, L9 E
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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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5 l6 C8 q! W1 E" |“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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4 B& T+ F' G* F9 q9 s( fFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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- e. E2 V9 v2 g& o! hAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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2 @+ F4 H- `% j; QThe report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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Prices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.8 O( A5 i! c4 H# C
2 p* T- j% O5 r7 W" v“We cleaned up in the first quarter of 2010 because housing activity during the same period one year earlier was dismal,” said Elton Ash, regional executive vice-president of ReMax, Western Canada.) f: X$ e6 r$ j4 Q3 C0 n
7 ?2 {. Z0 E0 i2 w& \$ j“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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