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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales- r9 c" `7 W4 W. s: H" Y$ `9 U3 Y
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend5 \ Z7 l8 a, t2 Q8 [$ y4 r+ Z# o+ `
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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.
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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. , ?! B8 D! W. F- }& Q- z
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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* n; V) @% v7 x: M$ x% p3 m' ]$ cThe 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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8 m2 y9 ]! ?5 u1 c/ y9 b9 n“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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: g w2 }1 L W$ H6 T“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.”8 F8 n0 o. F# H1 E
& j1 r7 X8 G) x z# n7 R) k3 VYear-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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7 Y) X# P! \- } N4 fAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.2 Z. d e/ z, Q! w( R A
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.6 B2 z h! b! ]$ z* \. p0 ]
# K. c" c# q9 Q8 o( E“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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! P* ?, n( Y2 w3 q/ \& pFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.1 x2 g/ o& f9 t$ |1 P e* w
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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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\: m7 _) I% t% j/ S# Q: [& HThe 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./ W7 X k% k; f3 N1 n x
' R; t; B) M7 v3 L$ _9 R5 JPrices 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.
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) ^6 C, n2 z0 g$ d2 a2 N0 u“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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; m( v! h5 u5 B! i% q“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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