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8 i8 v: T1 l0 O" L; Uhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story1 u+ J1 B; w( {+ x( s2 B/ m
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales" K: g+ K- P$ d9 d
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend7 e% i4 I8 C* j9 V2 C! q
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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 $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. ) k: f& y" m$ Y6 o$ Q& a6 p2 F
1 r" U4 m9 v# B- l4 lFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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; k0 S: a0 e' D2 \7 e* O+ |The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.7 M6 g. u$ b# i
8 g' O$ O* f* c4 L3 Z2 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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$ c4 U* r+ j/ [5 `& i; J* J* l“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.”( O) Q6 W+ e, {: M
' K. r- G3 F7 y+ }# I; bYear-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., l7 T* C! p, Z" W( p. X/ k2 m
5 k# _' y' x" P, xThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.! i1 _) l$ V9 {/ G% @, o
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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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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.! @/ T! D0 D7 \
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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! b. h* b' o. y+ Y( i- f2 h1 R9 qFirst-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.
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1 k/ B7 P l4 E5 X3 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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* q3 F( R1 C8 b/ I& 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.' \( U9 [, N2 l" M
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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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