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* b5 y: t- H% V" P% i Hhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales+ l e0 Q* H) B# r( [9 J7 S
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend+ K# u+ \# R3 W; ]
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9 C! }) d" E- H6 Y# eEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.' [, ~2 G' T- ?$ H$ t* o, N' g
0 a' _" U5 O1 p4 U, t“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday., Q# K0 h+ K, a! D6 m
0 z* m! Z4 v: B' E1 [. v9 KSales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. 8 j* p5 d* }9 V) H
4 f( X4 a( E8 @2 d$ g0 eFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.8 \3 i0 [4 s4 f6 _1 f
4 a. ^+ B6 u, v- z, uThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.. y9 h8 [% S9 e: J* A/ D
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. 1 A% Y# A/ ~& C5 q
2 |- r* E4 b( T; }“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”
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Year-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said.' @4 R! C$ g6 [& S0 d1 f4 k
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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.! O+ g* b2 Y! w7 \" x' r
' s2 P0 [0 g, D P$ a: wAverage 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., W4 W/ N2 Q7 ]: o" l( C/ G, ^
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.# G y3 K) y, h/ D/ K
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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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9 K9 y) _# g' T4 H. G+ @+ bFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.9 `5 o+ ~. O5 i" \- n, ]
+ a6 K! A" X: o/ z+ S$ KAn 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.”% ?. d& f- ?7 b s- @* y7 O
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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.) g; \& U3 w, I+ Z: I- V \
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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.
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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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“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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