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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story" W4 l4 [3 G D; |6 ^. J8 W
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales, M, [8 x& s3 z3 ^4 @4 Z, O
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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6 P- X S# E4 N! n, b3 ?EDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.6 P3 T7 [/ s3 v
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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 $1 million.
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# v" @' I2 p& d. ]The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”
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Year-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said.# i$ V' U) d/ S. B
9 A+ A2 I% _# H: l8 N5 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.
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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 $320,289, the report said.& ]1 ~% N0 A V6 `) r0 g
+ y! l; Y7 P$ \3 B1 k; S2 Y- \8 mInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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3 y0 _5 }, A' q) H6 k1 _“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said." l- ]) S: W9 K
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.* ^7 w( C/ v) ~" ?% s
2 D8 H5 ^4 i4 s! A7 h. BAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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& P2 P" I& q: RThe report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.3 ^6 L! J+ T# {6 {* T a8 M
) w6 i, p( G6 z3 |. b: c( |& S! ~Prices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.$ ]5 Q! Q9 E+ i! ?+ f/ D
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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., z( C! ]0 @( F
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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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