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2 t% e6 k" ^% ?& w% q0 lhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story9 I( i3 Z6 W' n: [" E
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) v. S O( j+ a+ J$ @Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales* p! |' ?" h+ l: S6 Y
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend- M6 n* z( _( W
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- ?# }9 Z; M/ Q. f0 lEDMONTON — 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. ! Q& j0 E) @2 C( T* \! A
2 |* g" k( q0 d; qFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.) K6 g0 I7 U& U) f$ x' S* W3 `1 B1 F
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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.+ u6 `; b) o) s" x( @) Z5 K B
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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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“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.”! A. S$ I Q. I) ? S" H
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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.
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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 2008.3 q# V. f0 v5 ^
) H% [; D& H" b1 Y5 @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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1 t0 |6 ]! F) ?- u! d: ?Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.- Q+ E; _ P7 J' N6 }! _8 Z3 p
x! m2 b1 c7 @“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.* t' W! p" p- c c5 q2 M& ?
$ w1 @; K0 F) @& k3 q aFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales., L2 z6 U- O) y6 M6 r5 f* |3 b; |" V
4 o4 U7 r5 M* ?. X2 Z. g0 ~/ bAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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& Q4 D3 z: A8 F# q# eThe report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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: ?, x( N6 s, x; f" H) NPrices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.9 V2 |& o9 ]1 s+ R$ K- H5 Q) 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.
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7 D/ z6 N; k( P0 F“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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