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8 Y( I0 \# S/ e" A0 Shttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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( l" E2 \: `% f% IEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales; s4 L7 K1 l, s, F7 v1 r, J
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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. h# |6 g4 [- t lEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.& i2 K. |7 f. g1 \1 c# a6 ]: `
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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.' ~. ^9 A' q- ?7 ]/ x* C. n, i* |
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Sales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. 5 d+ b" G- ?" v7 Q+ V0 S$ u0 d
$ F- m5 E8 d5 }, q# L' p, }( ZFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.% [5 `7 B6 x8 @, x# d/ D3 [* B
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.1 f. y0 P/ v9 @1 X g
# S" x4 ]$ f3 w# z) u“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.”# R! m% |) `& K3 N6 z
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Year-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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6 X/ R/ L) |! E* ^. l" GThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.; i9 {7 P2 c6 W, I7 B& {
9 k. m8 U2 B- ^5 w! U i% F' w6 TAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.
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% y/ o n& f3 ^) Y2 e7 SInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.+ _# ]5 J' J$ H
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.( s5 `0 H2 \, |0 H) D8 X
* s! i4 C/ J& K3 g. QFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.1 E# L$ S* p- q
3 L1 b7 e) ]0 V" v. BAn 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. d% m8 a& U' ?: n, Q* I: @
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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.6 |" } {' u) @ }. K/ i% g, [
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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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9 l7 l1 Y; |+ }“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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