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8 X6 c: Z' A/ K3 n* S" V7 w4 F* jhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story4 v7 g2 X4 m& Y8 f% f, _9 ~$ e4 M
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7 u& Z4 J: Q2 \8 KEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
" v6 w9 N& ~! R: R* } High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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/ z. `% x6 U3 t2 l( KEDMONTON — 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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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. 9 U6 y& _0 E0 ]" y% b' X
2 g; ]9 h. r5 P; A9 YFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.' p' H' _2 B$ q5 G, k% h! D
- c0 h$ }8 W2 E( E“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. # b- A, P- s/ j$ [
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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.”1 g& L1 h" [6 k. T9 {
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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.
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% `4 | L) ] z+ G2 dThe 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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$ M' N7 `) x; L! a% C- RAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.
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o& ?. _$ \0 a9 p% v+ j/ JInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said. _+ J, I! G" P9 X; m
2 l' i \9 |) m& s“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.7 S6 ]1 H- V8 H1 W# _$ O
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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$ o; z3 U0 F+ pThe 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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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.8 w" }- c: m/ d& 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.
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K% s8 s! F* V f v! `8 i“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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