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9 _* L, e7 w! O, Q- S& rhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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0 E8 U- s1 T& t5 f9 CEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales8 F6 A. w6 P* y" l8 M& d) K
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend/ \( g+ r( L! w! q3 [: i6 b1 l
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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.+ Z# ?+ I; t) r" r& n% x
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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. + C+ ?: C. O- D# i+ O% j
% y% e1 U+ @6 R. hFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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5 f* N1 A2 ]" qThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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N6 s6 R) k6 b3 a0 x4 W, O4 u7 ^“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”
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Year-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said.7 n" h7 L; s! d g: E. P" F |
) ^: g8 F$ N5 j( n. B: F4 kThe 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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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 $320,289, the report said.' v$ c" t. K4 O1 V+ b4 W& I
. t, V( `- u7 Y: h) YInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said. g/ k% P, z, U0 I; m
& r! v7 s0 W! M& J" D“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said." P; d/ z$ C- O2 U) z: O
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.5 I9 o, V% \/ \3 }
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.. L( |/ H+ A1 z% h+ C: U
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Prices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.( N8 u- W% F, o9 m$ Z- c( a
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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.: O+ G) {) c& s. d
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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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