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8 q4 y( J0 X& z( ghttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story7 |) \6 w- M1 A
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3 i8 y8 C( y: ~- X% [ ]1 DEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales, h1 w- L- t9 w: g
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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: D/ z( r: U- X; wEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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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.& Y+ a+ G9 i- E; G# |8 m* Y
1 n" H8 h8 a) ]# N9 m- JSales 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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0 F/ Z `; _9 ~* Q. gFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.: z) c' ?1 {. U! \: A7 v# S
1 m! m4 t4 q8 H) o f$ T9 e. aThe 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./ E$ F" v |8 q; ~) X: A4 {
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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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“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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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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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.
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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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2 S* G' e: G, H: q- P" N“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.- }* x" d! t, ?( Q2 d5 w
9 e$ l9 T7 o* o# x+ I) nAn 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.”' ~1 C: B, G2 ] a
3 d. ~* o6 g2 U2 S& U; N3 k: l0 TThe 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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/ X7 t E9 R( T! E+ _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.3 ]+ K% r! e+ o8 c. ?
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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.5 \, r- e! y0 d- Z; L9 M- v0 @+ U
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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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