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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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+ M2 b) Y4 a, {5 l+ |9 O& vEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
4 b8 Z8 u' c' Y' k+ T4 X' P- g ] 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.3 _7 {* i7 T* w1 {2 W
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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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0 u+ o( J$ @. O$ G# |! Z6 e2 i7 LSales 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 $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.' ?6 R2 b8 d3 I* X3 m+ J
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”/ f+ D- s3 A+ X( p* O! q
4 |! G' T- m/ p% F9 S/ E* \0 ZYear-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said.
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The sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.- X4 C3 Y% K( N0 Q8 c
; a' V1 j4 _- E. T0 r$ |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.
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" o. F, ~, {3 c' ^* G! q“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.4 _/ I" O1 E: q. q% G- L
8 p. N0 C, D; ^' \+ m- O2 UFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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$ i- s( n& d0 b6 i; A+ f# p" MAn 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.”# \6 J( ^* ?( F/ Z4 t6 B2 u0 X
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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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0 f1 o3 L+ a) ]& [2 D8 B) t5 bPrices 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 [' p5 p$ o5 R3 ?* j
4 Z5 t" L; n0 d“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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1 f+ m/ E: [, L# v1 l, T“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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