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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
1 K) y$ i1 j' L 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.! w( ~; R9 i' J( c3 r
5 @# o. e+ {3 b3 |: u& e“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.1 T" V! O8 Z3 e4 D- {' u3 B. }$ B3 s
B. C5 v8 {8 ESales 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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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.' h/ W( J' L0 ^, U a( c9 T. A6 L
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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. 7 q. D0 _, ^( b6 {/ X
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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.”& @* N; D9 ]9 \+ D# ~" m
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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.
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4 }9 H Y& V, I% Y- YThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.7 D6 [9 H- d/ ?- \, \9 _, ~
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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 $320,289, the report said.. q# I( M$ u1 v0 N
8 l9 P% j8 J# k* M+ h% N) cInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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?; j- h7 e) r2 ?* Z“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.3 ^/ r$ _1 ^1 U% o1 w! X* v+ O
3 ^3 j$ g1 J; c) U# [) _First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.. k: C& T8 i+ c% s$ V A/ M9 i
5 `( m) S( V! A; [ ~3 b QAn 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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. ?: G" B0 T" L' iThe 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." t! L& `* [* r/ b& z& g- _
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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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# N" r' J1 O3 U- C3 {/ f) V1 @: `“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.8 s9 F X/ Q% l% ~( Z& _" ? ]1 j
* R8 M' W7 H# w/ f. Z8 {; ]“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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