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n' p- b% {. Ohttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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0 Y6 M" Q* ^& D5 r1 g* uEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales2 ~6 E5 B: U" w/ D, Y
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend+ i! C; l: B: y1 _% T7 L# k+ H
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& U1 B1 |: P0 w9 R% Y+ vEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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8 t+ R D5 c/ {% S“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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+ m9 P+ F; C& G* d4 D* J. Y# E$ O+ TSales 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. * t" m; {5 O( x9 Z8 e
' s) {/ U1 u5 YFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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- a8 c+ A w1 r2 {( B9 o9 C9 dThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.% J. P1 V$ X6 _- k
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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. 7 @0 K2 v8 U! `4 i
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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.”
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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.1 Q- B: o3 D2 m* S
: E7 e4 D6 d2 c: ?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.
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4 K8 Y9 x6 w4 E; ?* E3 GAverage 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., ~9 B, z* @2 ?! Y+ d! A
T' P" H/ E5 s1 f! tInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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% \, I5 b1 ] } N: k( v, g! m“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.: @0 C- d' W) K1 H! j
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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., W/ Q" ?( E- J3 P
$ \* D, X! D7 Q% p/ _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.”7 P* X* o4 V& X9 @+ T6 Z
4 J+ k. M5 n6 n. g6 A8 Q% L9 U# t' dThe 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.
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& i) N0 b3 i3 t0 N, c! h% q“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.) S$ S3 k! ?; Z) O8 X( }
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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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