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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales$ b: s% m6 b4 v) w: j1 c
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.7 W; U- a* ^$ j7 X$ h$ H
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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.( P" H! F: s6 r1 \1 p
8 m+ ?8 b( {6 G9 j- g" ]# {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. - |( N c7 F' w" i5 X1 x2 j5 _& o
9 k1 D: F/ R+ |% B. O1 p6 dFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.* [: X0 d5 n! }* s/ t
9 m4 I* u% i y6 ^9 x+ {7 RThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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7 I9 I8 E2 J3 a“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”$ s/ J1 X# v2 U# \( _
5 R1 S4 } K7 j3 a5 x. BYear-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.5 A( v5 n/ \5 D8 c {- T
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The sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.2 z( t; r, V/ E3 y
7 ]* j+ m- H0 ~1 M& kAverage 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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! l. I# t" g# M8 bInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said." c4 Q5 j: P& I* N: h0 d9 P# J2 C. R9 w
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.8 ~& S6 {- `1 M* `3 v7 H* ?$ i; E! O A
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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.
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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.4 Q. B3 q7 u# a5 ^. \+ v( Y, j
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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.& ~% I6 f% P# O1 `& T0 O1 B
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