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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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B6 C' ?9 y7 j# {; e% u! B4 UEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales3 P8 b, Q1 l1 X) {2 f1 b3 J, y
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.
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) d; ]) V# [. o U6 h- u5 L* nSales 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. 3 `" Y# ^* ?4 b7 z9 q8 N' D
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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( V; @- t' U% `6 y s4 _# v/ aThe 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.( ?3 p! D- a, y9 [
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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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4 s5 f* d) M" W5 `2 B9 e0 \“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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9 ]' g8 P' N5 ]! r9 d: v- UYear-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.+ q7 {# B* n) ^4 i
5 ]9 E4 E" C3 A: i! X( V( [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.+ \" S! s1 s3 ]
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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 $320,289, the report said.1 I" N$ m( H9 U8 r9 w6 u7 @
3 G% f: k) a6 |% t! {' CInventory 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.5 [" K3 ?3 ^1 q5 X( N! j9 W
: l, J P( i) k6 UFirst-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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, E1 I2 m0 H: X! u. [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.- u1 Q# n B2 }: {
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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.
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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.) {0 W: y% P' U0 P. H
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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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