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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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7 R2 H: [" k$ A' uEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
8 J- ]6 e0 N, I: v High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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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.
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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./ ] h' n# x$ u+ i7 r5 O
) G) C( m0 m( Q1 Y! ~9 Q2 qSales 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. 8 n: a3 W& P* r: N
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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2 Y3 F7 D; {$ x) u) kThe 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.* a# r! j8 s6 w& }: d
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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. , r7 E! n' z. [3 D4 }% f
# h: X$ x) J& X* l“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* `: \# l$ h4 v9 U( ^
$ V/ K8 Q c1 d( OYear-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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; s3 B" ?$ D' l4 P2 [, ^& C PThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.4 G& |8 L _; d t) Z1 N2 q
2 z* ]" F% \) d. N0 o. qAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.
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( u5 q) T5 N$ P2 U: h+ ^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.1 {3 g5 p# c( x" _* V
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.% c" k: l' b* Q G8 U/ n- E
6 T! u9 o. w1 h X W$ h, p$ R' {+ sAn 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.
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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.2 B8 d+ n) e- C) {* N, h
7 m0 Y0 l, |. Q: X“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.9 W; [# x# G; T: }; d
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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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