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7 r) z1 H: F2 g- O% b7 x$ Dhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story4 | d4 |+ D: [$ p8 a
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9 i4 p6 d7 V" E# C" FEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
7 y% X) M# l j( z. H' _ 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./ h4 }2 r, m9 n; {# E
" \3 _3 \+ E* M' O% w: x4 ^, y“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.3 v! m) X8 Q+ Z9 Q2 T- g! y
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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. & |) x( N( _4 j5 _0 J8 U
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.; R' a. A% z6 h7 T
1 y1 {7 F* \* K$ pThe 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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( ^- M' F/ O3 B: ]“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./ p4 W1 l1 @$ o) I* G
5 N5 [/ e6 S3 o& j, UThe 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. z& e' C: m: ^; t$ m
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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 $320,289, the report said. ?0 }# l4 v$ [6 X0 }) I( r) h2 p( B% F
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.5 J2 z, @, i" J' w1 }& K6 P
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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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0 c; I I6 M* ]) ]$ cFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.: K& Y$ I/ Q l0 l
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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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7 l# H: B4 j N" U8 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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" F/ T7 e; J* I- L4 m2 Y& H“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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