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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales) x- ~. @( k' w+ H0 }
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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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.% S" @# Q/ F+ H( C6 v
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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.& s' P: L) c! }; `6 D6 n$ @; Y0 o7 X
$ Z+ ~& x# S- k, j |/ [0 {& J# ]0 hSales 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. z) `, ^' s* g* h) \/ S
4 M5 {; l2 b0 N3 mFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.. d. i! w6 ?/ Q2 g
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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7 h' v" r7 H' m. v“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”, \: W9 g! l) X+ C+ x" n9 e/ X
4 K x5 M- w) s9 J+ r: L$ h# vYear-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.; s4 z6 \' e/ s5 N# r: d
# S3 _% o w! c- P5 e/ [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.# P: f2 C" ?6 h5 ^ n0 r$ {2 c
/ v6 N3 S: J' b! L5 L" A7 IAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.8 }* y6 b5 U$ x d/ j) q3 A% c+ Z
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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 k1 W' q, I: c2 w b
1 k# b; x, m' A* v! ^3 g% KFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.9 i" _" E& V; T% }5 |% z
, B! \& J( B; _9 p' w4 z6 DAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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Y. n! G9 g7 _$ u4 mThe 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./ `# ]! K5 ^' n( ?; S9 m3 e! l3 b9 J
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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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1 k6 b0 D: {7 U e“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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