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9 x, w& W' O9 q J" \: ?http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story7 e: U$ _4 ^( T0 ~
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& s, f2 M1 `5 ?8 K5 Y& s1 w' t" GEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
# r9 o& g1 Q) J! | High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend9 L5 _, [. F- O; l0 f, e* w
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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., f$ G! b* N$ n, R0 H$ k4 E) X- e- f
. D1 b* E: r# \- @/ w0 S% B7 C# D“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.+ b& `2 b) i, ]
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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.
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* G6 ]0 ?2 W0 DFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.% P4 e+ V7 @# P4 Q& A Q4 Z
- J* R: d8 X+ [The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. 4 x9 b( o/ Z4 S ?
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”7 {4 g; n' `: d' Q) `2 [
2 c5 R: p3 L' P5 F: J) qYear-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said.; _/ G. c% m, S2 ?* M
( z% @5 ?/ F$ v0 D0 H, U( {5 cThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.6 Y/ V8 c( `! q4 x
" E+ w; `7 Z; I2 u S5 VAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.
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# P R {$ T/ q& M( vInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.0 e. p4 [4 G* j: [! _. \3 }
+ z% r$ T1 r, L# z) G“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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6 q' w6 S* Z% ^* ?7 |First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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$ y" U5 K: x0 n8 }$ A9 SThe 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./ S' `! }2 @: ]8 ]6 d
# u( X8 D n; Y9 u4 n; l8 w) _% `, ?“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.3 C% D) h% Q7 E7 V" b
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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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