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% n8 {0 L# M/ R6 Chttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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# X0 q1 H$ x# ]Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
* p. H4 R: R, B3 k High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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9 M( b/ J: G: R2 e9 G2 yEDMONTON — 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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) }& _. u* M' p1 I! K1 _9 cSales 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. ( q( P( V9 W. _9 M* c P, k
# ]) [; D9 A. Y( E2 vFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.' {- Q* @+ H: ~# b/ l+ W- J
. V2 o- z' r) }+ V1 {The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.6 k( V& E# K# Q8 s E
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. ' @3 c B# Y1 ~, p
! n% L6 c, _* N' J) I“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”0 u& o( [7 x. m. @3 J
* ]. {$ b( K' G" nYear-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.& | n B& {: v, i3 ?$ N: P
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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.; \$ p! ~5 N) T/ V9 m( l4 {" Y
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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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& @* ~+ J, H+ N* N. F( }“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.1 D. ` W, A" Y$ Z! i" c5 ^
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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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: N- {, W5 t+ g; Q! rThe 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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; P/ l' w( I7 k2 APrices 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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4 J7 \2 _( n/ \ x“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 }! o/ |. Q" p- @/ z, x$ \
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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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