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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story" m* `0 ^4 B. N" y
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales6 a$ N) Q; l, Z9 W5 N; ~4 E
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend. S4 Q' z) i2 ]6 M2 q4 z
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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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$ N: F; X' C/ l2 R* x! M. G# ]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. ! S( W6 u/ _6 Z, P5 `7 Z1 p
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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: D9 a2 ^" i' P5 MThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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8 {' f. \+ ~! [3 f2 p0 U1 J: v“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”
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Year-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said.( b; y3 @& N; S) U8 q$ g5 _
7 S) p! _+ i5 e* T! y5 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.
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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 $320,289, the report said.
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8 s. V/ ^$ h. r) x. ? j ZInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.$ R& H/ L$ Z, y% Y$ D
2 d9 T' C: ]0 I& u' o- _“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.* @6 J3 e% ~. {) D. t- B- R
6 Z, C, @9 [' e: J# Q, v! EFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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$ j; _. h4 @! S y. RAn 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.”) W6 [; {$ L `+ B* _
" a: ^; L% u1 y6 Y: PThe 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.' t: b1 X9 a% N) D2 A+ W% ?, ^
( k9 x4 h3 z" MPrices 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.: n9 e8 y! s( |( U7 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.
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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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