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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales; c' b& v, b9 r9 z3 {, |/ X1 j* }
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend; q- h9 m. i3 j
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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.3 L+ ?: p- `3 z; K5 _
8 V0 Y) u9 L' U* F# _$ |& L" D PSales 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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/ @! V' `% I2 H, nFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.% v3 f0 k9 |, f( V
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. , W8 V( m0 g9 `" y+ i
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”
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A- _. k' y. O6 {( W* M# TYear-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said.2 G" f1 ], X$ U
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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 2008.0 z5 }9 y: E( [' Z$ D
% L8 P9 Q3 m) P4 gAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.
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/ Q8 w/ E" s0 ?9 d) A, h; p2 Q$ f& YInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said. Z9 U+ L# D) E6 t+ l: |
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.1 D# D! S0 \! S7 i! v- G. Y
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.( s; g# a' s9 c$ Y
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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.3 ?, w5 ^: w/ X. d$ |6 @- a: X
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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.+ e. p g t* W8 x5 L( O
I) n2 O8 G/ F& j* p“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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