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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story. S0 ^. j* K; b1 L2 @" r9 I
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& z( Q$ O- @$ G: o" k; w2 K7 }& L; LEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales, Z5 r9 o2 p' c9 e; J; Y
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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% K# t, d- q! I! X" h0 j6 SEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.' m: R, V/ _: }# M
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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.6 j( V1 ^, D5 }3 V/ b3 m3 _; v- 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. ' e# S" C9 V! m6 A
/ w! E, \% l! `0 i+ y/ E& h2 HFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.3 B( R% Y# r4 A$ Q! t
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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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' E7 Y D# l- R f. q& W+ U“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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9 O: j8 i$ |3 `5 J# J“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.”
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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.0 U/ G% \: B O" Z' B' n
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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.
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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 $320,289, the report said.
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.5 n, S$ P4 \: B0 F) K0 }
0 t) X0 R3 s$ g6 k: I, p+ X6 JFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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5 R; w: O5 Y b1 \An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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. C6 a1 t$ f" C$ D$ H% qThe 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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6 _( n M. N# [+ \: y( mPrices 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.2 A$ }( f6 c% T B
9 F4 W3 Y9 Y) |0 Y% V" Z; ~9 A“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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“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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