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2 P, ~4 Y8 B( Y4 {: a) f% Nhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story& a' n; C) L. J: t4 V
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% t, R0 r! e u v; g& Y' O9 W4 ^Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales# e5 z, d* d8 F1 T
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend5 {& k5 f; Q0 R8 b9 G( [2 N3 ?$ W
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6 f% Y% u$ o: M# v$ E! ~: YEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.5 j2 S3 X/ _5 Z6 n
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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.' ]2 z( _9 k. ~
3 w" g, z V2 R6 MSales 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.
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. ) |6 w2 K5 A7 ?6 g4 b5 K
/ {* G6 M" x7 `- r2 B" ^' p“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”, q; I% t! T7 D9 W @
+ b; X, K! S2 U% o9 L" KYear-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said.* k0 G, ^3 A1 M7 v ~ V5 N
6 B* `, U q f8 F/ `, ]9 d' gThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.3 O( {/ {% r# ]5 P$ J
1 u- Y/ J' p8 f H( \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 $320,289, the report said." t% d% u$ Q3 p4 s U% T* C& W
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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9 t a! \* X' I. q2 D* A2 p# N% ^“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said." o/ Y5 R A/ u9 p2 F
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First-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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' f) |3 f8 ~" O; r( 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.”+ M. f+ ~) {# Y2 Y
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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.0 A6 f; {7 v& \
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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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( z" s% M# h8 a# K; E, K" X1 n“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.5 p0 f! h8 N6 H d3 k
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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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