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3 S2 t4 j5 G% q# l) v" Yhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story3 E3 } e7 N6 k" A, V
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales" B" C: z. R: {9 {( c& e" y$ r
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend0 r& H0 `6 I* E6 f: d
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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./ C! Y d' H; W. g( H- U% b
2 H( Q0 n# n1 n6 v+ ^. v5 x: b“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.! j9 v7 y2 _8 |- e6 o! W l3 a
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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.
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/ o; a& ]0 F' |6 AFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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. \0 c9 A7 j2 @The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. % K: v( o; d7 H$ y L5 r
$ H: B+ v- o. K, {! @1 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.”/ X: E( \7 o) q2 {, [4 x7 j
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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.7 I* s8 A! O, s* w0 T
" @ M7 e4 t; V# I8 YThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.2 _6 @9 `+ U* e5 m3 M
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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.* ~9 Y8 F, g( e: E# X4 f
8 B0 J. T6 l8 c# Y# p0 zInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.3 |/ W% E, v& \6 Y" h7 Z
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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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4 h A0 U7 ]5 ^/ ?1 }* z7 ]First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.% d. `6 h- Z3 F8 x6 u
+ k5 q3 x( Z8 P' WAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”: {: ]- j) _2 ` i% c
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets., _' G8 x$ \% E
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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.7 B* ?8 k0 i5 H+ m. K
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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.8 j, D- q" a5 |0 L6 t, M
9 n% M' Z$ s9 w: z“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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